9 CFR 310.13
§ 310.13 Inflating carcasses or parts thereof; transferring caul or other fat.
United States · 9 CFR — Animals and Animal Products · Status: effective
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- 9 CFR 310.13, § 310.13 Inflating carcasses or parts thereof; transferring caul or other fat, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/34574
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(a) Establishments that slaughter livestock and prepare livestock carcasses and parts may inflate carcasses or parts of carcasses with air if they develop, implement, and maintain controls to ensure that the air inflation procedure does not cause insanitary conditions or adulterate product. Establishments shall incorporate these controls into their HACCP plans or Sanitation SOPs or other prerequisite programs.
(b)(1) Transferring the caul or other fat from a fat to a lean carcass is prohibited.
(2) Injecting compressed air into the skulls of cattle in conjunction with a captive bolt stunner to hold the animal still for dressing operations is prohibited.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.