Post-mortem inspection.
Condemnation
of carcasses on
post-mortem inspection.
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83. (1) Every carcass shall be inspected post mortent. (2) Post-mortem inspection shall not be carried out in- (a) a slaughter room; or
(8) a room where poultry is plucked.
(3) Every carcass shall be-
(a) presented for post-mortem inspection suspended bead downwards or in such other manner as an inspector may require; and
(b) opened so that the internal organs and body cavity are
exposed.
(4) Before evisceration, the inspector shall make a prelimin- ary post-mortem inspection of each carcass so presented.
(5) After completion of the preliminary post-mortem inspec- tion the viscera and head shall be-
(a) removed from the carcass:
(6) put in a separate container, and
(c) kept separate from the viscera and heads of other car-
casses until completion of
(1) the post-mortem inspection; or
(ii) the further post-mortem inspection, in the case of a carcass tagged as suspect under paragraph (1) of regula- don 86.
in such a manner as to preserve their identity with the carcass from which they have been removed.
(6) Post-mortem inspection shall be completed by a thorough examination of the viscera after removal from the carcass.
84. (1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3) and (4), upon post- mortem inspection, a carcass found to be
(a) adulterated:
(b) diseased;
(c) unwholesome;
(d) badly bruised;
(e) contaminated by-
(i) volatile oil of any kind:
(ii) poison:
(iii) gas:
(iv) scald water in the air sac system; or
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(v) a substance which may render the carcass un- wholesome;
(f) overscalded, so that the flesh has a cooked appearance; (g) affected by any deleterious post-mortem changes; or (A) greenstruck,
shall be condemned.
(2) A carcass which upon post-mortem inspection shows evidence of being affected by-
(a) tuberculosis;
(b) erythroblastosis, granuloblastosis, neurolymphomatosis
gallinorum or other form of
(i) lymphomatosis;
(ii) myelocystomatosis; or
(ii) fowl leukosis;
(c) septicaemia or other toxaemic disease;
(d) an abnormal physiological state;
(e) a disease characterized by the presence in the flesh of organisms or toxins dangerous to a person who may cat it:
() an inflammatory process or systemic disturbance; (e) a tumour; or
(A) parasitic infestation or any lesions of such infestation, shall be condemned.
(3) If an inspector is of the opinion that-
(4) poultry has died other than by slaughter in accordance
with these regulations; or
(b) a carcass is for any reason unfil or unsuitable for
human consumption.
it shall be condemned.
(4) An inspector shall condemn all carcasses and any poultry products which, in his opinion, may have been contaminated by-
(a) flood water; or
(b) polluted water.
85. (1) No incisions shall be made in a carcass except to
the extent necessary for processing and post-mortem inspection.
(2) A carcass shall be incised in such a manner that———
the skin between the thighs and rib cage will not be cut or torn open during withdrawal of the viscera;
(a)
Incisions in Carcasses.
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