Products, etc., entering slaughterhouses

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this regulation, no product shall be brought into a slaughterhouse unless it has been prepared solely in another licensed slaughterhouse, has been previously passed by an inspector, and is identified by inspection legend and official number as having been so inspected and passed, provided that a product imported into the country and not prepared in the country outside a licensed slaughterhouse may enter a slaughterhouse subject in all other respects to the same restrictions that apply to domestic products. (2) Products entering a slaughterhouse shall not be used or prepared therein until they have been re-inspected. (3) No product originally prepared at a slaughterhouse shall be returned into any part of the premises except into the receiving area provided for under regulation 58A, unless it has first been re-inspected by an inspector. (4) Every article for use as an ingredient in the preparation of meat food products, when entering into any slaughterhouse and at all times whilst therein, shall bear a label showing the name of the article, the amount or percentage therein of any substances restricted by these Regulations and the Schedules hereto and a list of the ingredients in the article if it is composed of any two or more ingredients. Schedules. (5) Containers of preparations which enter any slaughterhouse for use in cooling or retort water, in hog scalding water, or in denuding of tripe shall at all times whilst therein bear labels showing the chemical names of the chemicals in such preparations, and, in the case of any chemicals which are specifically limited under Schedule I hereto as to the amount permitted to be used, the labels on the containers must show the percentage of each such chemical in the preparation. Schedule I. Food and Drugs 87 (6) Dyes, chemicals or other substances the use of which is restricted to certain products may be brought into or kept in a slaughterhouse only if such products are prepared therein and no prohibited dye, chemical, preservative, or other substance shall be brought into or kept at a slaughterhouse. (7) All isolated soy protein, when entering into and whilst in any slaughterhouse, must be labelled in accordance with, and otherwise satisfy the requirements of regulation 60(23). (8) Glands and organs, such as cotyledons, ovaries, prostate glands, tonsils, spinal cords, and detached lymphatic, pineal, pituitary, parathyroid, suprarenal, pancreatic and thyroid glands, used in preparing pharmaceutical, organo therapeutic, or technical products and which are not used as human food (whether or not prepared at a slaughterhouse) may be brought into and stored in edible products department of a slaughterhouse if packaged in suitable containers so that the presence of such glands and organs will in no way interfere with the maintenance of sanitary conditions or interfere with (9) Glands or organs which are regarded as human food products, such as livers, testicles, and thymus glands, may be brought into slaughterhouses for pharmaceutical, organo therapeutic or technical purposes, only if they have been inspected, passed and are so identified. (10) The occupier of any slaughterhouse shall furnish such information as is necessary to determine the origin of any product or other article entering the premises, including the name and address of the seller or supplier, the transport company, agent or broker involved in the sale or delivery of the product or article in question. (11) Any product or other article that is brought into a slaughterhouse contrary to any of the provisions of this regulation shall be removed therefrom immediately upon an inspector requiring the same. 88 Food and Drugs (12) If any articles are received at a slaughterhouse and are suspected of being adulterated or misbranded the Minister shall be notified.