Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. Meat and meat food products, other than
those governed by the grading and certification requirements set out in Chapter
5 of this Part shall meet the following grading and certification standards and
specifications:
1. fresh meat should not have
any offensive odor or be slick to the touch;
2. frozen meat should be hard frozen at the
time of delivery; and
3. the bid
specifications or purchase order issued by the public entity.
B. Eggs shall meet the following
grading and certification standards and specifications.
1. The following information must be on all
egg cases if eggs are packed loose and on all cartons when eggs are packed in
cartons:
a. name of producer or
packer;
b. grade and
size;
c. date of pack;
e. Louisiana license number
[La001];
f. keep refrigerated 45° F
or below.
2. Eggs cannot
be used if more than 30 days of age from pack date. Pack date can be either
Julian or calendar date.
3. Eggs
must be delivered in refrigerated trucks capable of maintaining an ambient
temperature of 45° F stored in coolers that maintain an ambient temperature of
45° F.
4. If eggs are not USDA or
state graded, or if more than 10 days have elapsed between the time of
inspection and delivery, the public entity must ascertain that the eggs meet
all requirements set forth Chapter 9 of this Part.
C. Poultry and poultry food products, other
than those governed by the grading and certification requirements set in
Chapter 9 of this Part shall meet following grading and certification standards
and specifications:
1. frozen poultry must be
hard frozen at time of delivery;
2.
fresh poultry should not have any offensive odors and should not be slick to
the touch;
3. if grade is implied
or stated, the USDA shield must be used; and
4. the bid specifications or purchase order
issued by the public entity.
D. Seafood food products shall meet one or
more of the following grading and certification standards and specifications:
1. United States Department of Commerce
standards for any type of aquatic animal life defined as seafood in these
regulations;
2. State of Louisiana,
Division of Administration, State Purchasing general requirements for fish and
fishery product;
3. standards and
specifications set by the appropriate division of the department's grading and
certification service for the particular seafood product;
4. the bid specifications or purchase order
issued by the public entity;
5.
fresh seafood shall not have any offensive odors or be slick to the
touch.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S. 3:405, R.S. 3:410
and
R.S.
39:2101.
