Tables

Tables: Table I shall be used to select the sampling plan for re-inspection of boneless meat and to determine the size of a representative sample to be taken from each designated lot. This table also shows the number of major and critical defects and the total number of minor, major and critical defects to be used as criteria for determining acceptance or rejection of the inspected boneless meat. Table II shall be used to classify the defects found in boneless meat from cattle, calves, sheep and goats. Table III shall be used to classify the defects found in boneless meat from swine. Food and Drugs 9 Sampling Plans Lot Size (Pounds) Plan No. Step No. Sample Units Major Critical Total Ac Re Ac Re Ac Re 1,000 or less 5* - 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 8,000 or less 10 - 6 0 1 0 1 5 6 8,000 to (but not including) 1 9 0 2 0 1 4 8 24,000 15 2 3 - - - - - Total 12 1 2 0 1 8 9 24,000 to (but not including) 1 15 0 3 0 1 6 12 60,000 20 2 15 Total 30 2 3 0 1 18 19 60,000 to (but not including) 1 22 0 4 0 1 9 16 240,000 25 2 25 - - - - - Total 47 3 4 0 1 26 27 240,000 to (but not including) 1 27 0 4 0 1 10 19 500,000 30 2 40 - - - - - - Total 67 4 5 0 1 35 36 500,000 to (but not including) 1 33 0 5 0 2 12 21 1,000,000 35 2 56 - - - - - - Total 89 5 6 1 2 45 46 500,000 to (but not including) ** 1 40 0 6 0 2 15 25 1,000,000 40 2 71 - - - - - - Total 111 6 7 1 2 56 57 1,000,000 and over 45 1 72 3 7 0 2 32 41 2 48 - - - - - - Total 120 6 7 1 2 60 61 1,000,000 and over ** 1 120 4 9 0 3 51 63 50 2 100 - - - - - - Total 220 11 12 2 3 105 106 Ac: Accept Re: Reject * To be used only on request of the management of the Establishment. ** Alternate plan for the applicable lot size for re-inspection of rejected lots and for lots consisting of numerous marks. 10 Food and Drugs TABLE II For Use in Classification of Defects found in Boneless Meat from Cattle Calves Sheep or Goats Type Description Class Less than 1½" in greatest dimension * Insignificant 1½" to 6" in greatest dimension Minor Blood Clots More than 6" in greatest dimension or numerous (over 5) minor blood clots (**) in one sample unit not seriously affecting product usability Major Critical One or more of a number or size seriously affecting product usability Less than 1" in greatest dimension and less than ½" deep * Insignificant 1" to 2½" in greatest dimension of ½" to 1" deep Minor Bruises More than 2½" in greatest dimension or more than 1" deep or numerous (over 5) minor bruises (**) in one sample unit not seriously affecting product usability Major Critical One or more of a number or size seriously affecting product usability (1) Thin bone scraping less than 1/32" thick x ⅛" * Insignificant wide x 3" long attached to muscle tissues. (2) Thin flexible bone slivers either attached to or detached from muscle tissue less than ¼" wide and ¾" long. (3) Thin bone fragments or chips either attached to or detached from muscle tissue that crumble easily and are less than ¾" in greatest dimension Less than 1½" in greatest dimension Minor Major Bone Fragments 1½" or more in greatest dimension or numerous (over 5) minor fragments (**) in one sample unit not seriously affecting product usability Critical One or more of a number or size seriously affecting product usability Minor Bone Slivers (from rib) Less than 3" long and less than ¼" wide and flexible bone chip from a rib end more than ¾" in greatest dimension that is thin and crumbles easily and with or without attached muscle tissue * No significance in product wholesomeness; do not score. ** Do not score as minor defects also. Food and Drugs 11 Type Description Class Less than 1" long * Insignificant Minor 1" or more long and free of muscle tissue (see also bone slivers) Major Numerous (over 5) minor defects (**) in one sample unit not seriously affecting product usability Defects of number seriously affecting product usability Critical Detached Cartilage Ligaments * Insignificant Minute specks of dust. If affecting product usability score them under "other". Pieces of plastic or paper wraps or any soft material less than ½". Minor Paper or plastic wraps ½" to 7 square inches; a single piece covering an area equal to that of a circle ⅛" to ½" diameter; a wild oat or other grass beards over ⅜" long or 3 or more pieces of wild oats or grass beards 1" to ⅜" long on one piece of meat and without inflammation. Major Extraneous Material Blunt piece of wood 1" or more; paper or plastic over 7 square inches; a single piece of material covering an area greater than that of a circle with a diameter exceeding ½"; small insects without insanitation. Numerous (over 5) minor defects in a sample unit not seriously affecting product usability; any substance causing minor bodily irritation or discomfort (chemicals, hard objects, etc.) Critical Any substance causing injury or illness (poisonous or toxic chemicals, sharp pieces of metal, glass, hard plastic, etc.); large insects, associated with insanitation, or any material of number or size seriously affecting product usability. Minor Hide, Hair, Wool Hide (with or without hair) or wool less than ½" in greatest dimension. A total of 5 to 10 single strands of hair or wool. Total number of hairs, divided by 10 and round off to nearest whole number to determine total hair defects. (e.g. 34 hairs=3 defects and 35 hairs=4 defects). When the second step is necessary, total number of hairs in step one and two, divide by 10 and round off as above. Cluster of hair (too numerous to count) in one area. Major Hide (with or without hair) or wool ½" or more in greatest dimension; numerous (over 25) single strands (**) of hair in one sample unit; numerous (over 5) clusters of hair in one sample unit, (**) provided that none of the above seriously affect product usability. 12 Food and Drugs * No significance in product wholesomeness; do not score. ** Do not score as minor defects also. Type Description Class Critical Hair Hide, or wool of amount seriously affecting product usability Ingesta Amount equal to area of circle ½" or less in diameter Major Amount equal to an area of circle more than ½" in diameter Critical Critical Off Condition Minor Parasitic Lesion Parasites not transmissible to man. One, two, or three closely associated lesions on one piece of meat-score as one lesion (ovine only). First lesion found in sample. Each succeeding parasitic lesion in the sample. Major Major Pathological Lesions Any lesion (not evident on post mortem inspection) not seriously affecting product acceptability Any lesion unless excepted as noted above Critical * Insignificant Stains, discoloured areas Very light stains of any size or stains covering an area of less than that of a circle of ½" in diameter Equal to area of a circle of ½" to 1½" diameter Minor Major Equal to area of a circle greater than 1½" diameter; numerous (over 5) minor stains (**) in one sample unit (12 lbs.) not seriously affecting product usability Critical Minor and Major areas of a number seriously affecting product usability Other Defect that individually or in aggregate affects product appearance, but not its usability Minor Major Defect that individually or in aggregate materially affects product usability Critical Defect that individually or in aggregate seriously affects product usability or appearance * No significance in product wholesomeness; do not score. ** Do not score as minor defects also. Food and Drugs 13 TABLE III For Use in Classification of Defects found in Boneless Meat from Swine Type Description Class Blood Clots Less than 1½" in greatest dimension * Insignificant 1½" to 6" in greatest dimension Minor More than 6" in greatest dimension or numerous (over 5) minor blot clots (**) in one sample unit not seriously affecting product usability Major Critical One or more of a number or size seriously affecting product usability Bruises Less than 1" in greatest dimension and less than ½" deep * Insignificant 1" to 2½" in greatest dimension or ½" to 1" deep Minor Major More than 2½" in greatest dimension or more than 1" deep or numerous (over 5) minor bruises (**) in one sample unit not seriously affecting product usability Critical One or more of a number or size seriously affecting product usability Bone fragments (1) Thin bone scrapings less than 1/32" thick x * Insignificant ⅛" wide x 3" long attached to muscle tissue. (2) Thin flexible bone slivers, either attached to or detached from muscle tissue less than ¼" wide and ¾" long. (3) Thin bone fragments or chips either attached to or detached from muscle tissue that crumble easily and are less than ¾" in greatest dimension Less than 1½" in greatest dimension Minor Major 1½" or more in greatest dimension, or numerous (over 5) minor fragments (**) in one sample unit not seriously affecting product usability Critical One or more of a number or size seriously affecting product usability Minor Bone Slivers (from rib) Less than 3" long and less than ¼" wide and flexible bone chip from a rib end more than ¾" in greatest dimension that is thin and crumbles easily, and with or without attached muscle tissue * No significance in product wholesomeness; do not score. ** Do not score as minor defects also.