Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 49 - PUBLIC HEALTH-FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS
Part I - Regulations
Chapter 9 - Meat and Meat Products Regulations
Section I-978 - Canning [Formerly 49:3.2000]
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-978
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Any canned meat or meat product which requires sterilization to preserve it shall be sterilized in the can or container on the same day that the cans or other containers are filled. Defective or leaky cans discovered after the process of sterilization has been completed shall not be repaired or repacked, unless
1. the repairing or repacking be completed
within six hours after the process of sterilization has been completed;
or
2. if their defective or leaky
condition be discovered during an afternoon run, they be held in coolers of a
temperature not exceeding 34 F. until the following day, when they may be
repaired or repacked. Repaired or repacked cans and containers shall be
sterilized. Sterilization will be completed within the meaning of this
paragraph when the cans, after cooking, have cooled sufficiently for inspection
and handling. The contents of all defective or leaky cans not repaired or
repacked in compliance with this paragraph shall be condemned and
destroyed.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, Title 40, as amended.
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