Section 14

Food and Drugs Type Description Class Less than 1" long * Insignificant 1" or more long and free of Muscle tissues (see also bone slivers) Minor Detached Cartilage Ligaments Major Numerous (over 5) minor defects (**) in one sample unit not seriously affecting product usability Defects of number seriously affecting product usability Critical * 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 beard over ⅜" long or 3 or more pieces of wild oat or grass beards ⅛" to ⅜" long on one piece of meat and without inflammation. Major Extraneous Material Blunt piece of wood 1" or more long; 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; insects associated with insanitation, or any material of number or size seriously affecting product usability * Insignificant Skin, Hair, Hair Roots Skin (with or without hair or visible hair roots) individually or in aggregate less than 1 square inch. Minor Skin (with or without hair or visible hair roots) individually or in aggregate 1 sq. in. to 3 sq. ins. A total of 2 or 3 single strands of hair or 5 to 10 visible hair roots. Total number of hairs or hair roots in sample:- divide by 3 hairs or 10 for visible hair roots and round off to nearest whole number. For example, 10 hairs - 3 defects; 38 hair roots - 4 defects. * No significance in product wholesomeness; do not score. ** Do not score as minor defects also. Food and Drugs 15 Type Description Class Major Skin (with or without hair or visible hair roots) individually or in aggregate over 3 sq. ins.; Numerous (over 10) single strands (**) of hair in one sample unit provided none of the above seriously affect product usability. Critical Hair, skin or visible hair roots seriously affecting product usability Ingesta Amount equal to an area of circle ½" or less in diameter Major Amount equal to area of a circle more than ½" in diameter. Critical Off Condition Critical Major Lips, Ear canals, teeth, kidney, liver Any sample unit containing tooth or teeth. Ear canal(s) lip with or without teeth marks, piece(s) of kidney or liver. 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" in diameter Minor Major Equal to area of a circle greater than 1½" in diameter; numerous (over 5) minor stains (**) in one sample unit (12 lbs) not seriously affecting product usability Critical Minor and major areas if a number seriously affecting product usability Lung Tissue Any amount Critical Minor Other Defects that individually or in aggregate affect product appearance, but not its usability Major Defects that individually or in aggregate materially affect product usability Critical Defects that individually or in aggregate seriously affect product usability or appearance * No significance in product wholesomeness; do not score. ** Do not score as minor defects also. __________