Arizona Administrative Code
Title 3 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 2 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - ANIMAL SERVICES DIVISION
Article 2 - MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION
Section R3-2-207 - Meat from Dead Animals Processed and Decharacterized for Use As Animal Food
Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 3-2-207
Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. The following are minimum requirements for animal food manufacturing plants:
1. Hot and cold water shall be provided with
facilities for its distribution in the plant which shall conform with the
minimum requirements of the state Department of Health Services. The hot water
shall be at least 180° F and shall be used for the cleaning of equipment,
floors, and walls.
2. There shall
be a drainage and plumbing system and a sewage disposal system that will not
serve as a breeding place for flies, constitute a hazard, or endanger public
health. Both systems shall meet the minimum requirements of the state
Department of Health Services.
3.
The floors, walls, ceilings, partitions, posts, doors, and other parts of all
structures shall be of materials, construction, and finish that are capable of
being thoroughly cleaned. The floors shall be tile, cement or other material
impervious to water and shall have sufficient drainage to preclude stagnant
accumulations of moisture.
4. All
outside windows and doors shall be screened.
5. All rooms shall have natural or artificial
lighting and well-distributed ventilation sufficient to prevent uncontrolled
mold growth and filth or bacteria that may endanger health.
6. The plant shall be kept free from flies,
rats, mice, and other vermin. Dogs and cats shall be excluded from the
plants.
7. Tables, benches, and
other equipment shall be provided so that processing can be performed free from
filth or bacteria that may endanger health.
8. Each plant shall provide toilets, wash
basins, towels, hot and cold running water, and soap for the employees with
separate facilities when both sexes are employed. Toilets and wash basins shall
be kept free from filth or bacteria that may endanger health. The rooms in
which the toilet facilities are located shall be ventilated and shall be
separated from the rooms in which the animal food is manufactured.
9. Coolers shall be maintained below 40°
F. Freezers shall be maintained below 10° F.
B. Decharacterizing or denaturant agents: The following USDA-approved denaturant agents may be used: Charcoal (finely powdered) with a minimum l lb. per 100 lbs. meat, F-D & C Blue 1, F-D & C Blue 2, F-D & C Green 3, or liquid charcoal.
1. In addition to the application of the
denaturing agents listed, meat or meat products shall be identified with the
following information:
a. The kind of
animal,
b. The following phrases:
i. For pet food only from dead
animals,
ii. Denatured with
________________________,
c. The correct statement of net weight,
and
d. The name and address of
processor or manufacturer.
2. Before the denaturing agents are applied
to pieces more than four inches in diameter, the pieces shall be freely slashed
or sectioned. The application of any of the denaturing agents listed in this
Section to the outer surfaces of molds or blocks of boneless meat, meat
by-products, or meat food products shall not be considered adequate. The
denaturing agent shall be mixed thoroughly with all of the material to be
denatured and shall be applied in such quantity and manner that it cannot
easily and readily be removed by washing or soaking. Denaturant shall be used
to give the meat, meat by-products, raw animal fat, or rendered animal fats and
oils, a distinctive color, odor, or taste so that such material cannot be
confused with an article of human food.
3. All denaturing shall be done immediately
upon condemnation of the meat or product, or immediately after the meat or
product is prepared or during preparation.
4. True containers shall be legibly marked
with the words "Beef or horse meat from dead animals for pet food only and not
for human consumption" in letters at least 3/4 inch in height, on all sides and
in at least two places if the container has less than four sides.
5. Every carrying container in which meat
obtained from a dead animal is packaged shall have an exterior surface
sufficiently absorbent so that the markings on at least two sides, in letters
two inches high "Pet food only," will not become illegible during handling,
storage, or transportation of the container.
C. Sales of meat obtained from a dead animal are permitted only to kennels, zoos, and animal food manufacturing plants registered by the Department, and records of sales shall be maintained by the purchaser and animal food manufacturing plant.
D. Each vehicle used for the transportation of fresh or frozen pet food shall be clearly and legibly marked with the name of the manufacturer in letters not less than four inches in height on both sides of the cab or body.
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