21 U.S.C. § 455 : US Code - Section 455: Inspection in official establishments

Search 21 U.S.C. § 455 : US Code - Section 455: Inspection in official establishments

(a) Ante mortem inspection
For the purpose of preventing the entry into or flow or movement
in commerce of, or the burdening of commerce by, any poultry
product which is capable of use as human food and is adulterated,
the Secretary shall, where and to the extent considered by him
necessary, cause to be made by inspectors ante mortem inspection of
poultry in each official establishment processing poultry or
poultry products for commerce or otherwise subject to inspection
under this chapter.
(b) Post mortem inspection; quarantine, segregation, and
reinspection
The Secretary, whenever processing operations are being
conducted, shall cause to be made by inspectors post mortem
inspection of the carcass of each bird processed, and at any time
such quarantine, segregation, and reinspection as he deems
necessary of poultry and poultry products capable of use as human
food in each official establishment processing such poultry or
poultry products for commerce or otherwise subject to inspection
under this chapter.
(c) Condemnation; appeal; reprocessing
All poultry carcasses and parts thereof and other poultry
products found to be adulterated shall be condemned and shall, if
no appeal be taken from such determination of condemnation, be
destroyed for human food purposes under the supervision of an
inspector: Provided, That carcasses, parts, and products, which may
by reprocessing be made not adulterated, need not be so condemned
and destroyed if so reprocessed under the supervision of an
inspector and thereafter found to be not adulterated. If an appeal
be taken from such determination, the carcasses, parts, or products
shall be appropriately marked and segregated pending completion of
an appeal inspection, which appeal shall be at the cost of the
appellant if the Secretary determines that the appeal is frivolous.
If the determination of condemnation is sustained the carcasses,
parts, and products shall be destroyed for human food purposes
under the supervision of an inspector.