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9 CFR 381.89: Bruises.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 9—Animals and Animal Products
- CHAPTER III—FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
- SUBCHAPTER A—AGENCY ORGANIZATION AND TERMINOLOGY; MANDATORY MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION AND VOLUNTARY INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION
- PART 381—POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION REGULATIONS
- Subpart K—Post Mortem Inspection; Disposition of Carcasses and Parts
Any part of a carcass which is badly bruised shall be condemned and, if the whole carcass is affected as a result of the bruise, the whole carcass shall be condemned. Parts of a carcass which show only slight reddening from a bruise may be passed for food.
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