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the character of the infestation is such that completeextirpation of the parasitic infestation or invasion renders thepart in any way unfit for human food, the affected part shall becondemned. If parasites are found to be distributed in a carcassin a manner or to be of a character that their removal and theremoval of the lesions caused by them is impracticable, no partof the carcass shall be passed for human food. If the infestationis excessive, the carcass shall be condemned. If the infestationis moderate, the carcass may be passed for cooking, but in casethe carcass is not cooked, as required by Part 29 of thisSubchapter, it shall be condemned.(b) In the case of cervidae carcasses affected with tapewormcysts (Cysticercus ovis, so-called sheep measles, nottransmissible to a man), the carcasses may be passed for humanfood after the removal and condemnation of the affected portions:Provided, however, that if, upon the final inspection of cervidaecarcasses retained on account of measles, the total number ofcysts found embedded in muscular tissue, or in immediate relationwith muscular tissue, excluding the heart, exceeds five, theentire carcass shall be condemned, or the carcass shall be heatedthroughout to a temperature of at least 140° F. after removal andcondemnation of all affected portions.(c) Carcasses found infested with gid bladder worms (Coenuruscerebralis, Multiceps multiceps) may be passed for human foodafter condemnation of the affected organ (brain or spinal cord).(d) Organs or other parts of carcasses infested with hydatidcysts (echinococcus) shall be condemned.(e) Livers infested with flukes or fringed tapeworms shall becondemned.35:37-11-72. EmaciationCarcasses of livestock too emaciated to produce wholesomemeat, and carcasses that show a serous infiltration of muscletissues, or a serous or mucoid degeneration of the fatty tissue,shall be condemned. A gelatinous change of the fat of the heartand kidneys of well-nourished carcasses and mere leanness shallnot be classed as emaciation.35:37-11-73. Injured animals slaughtered at unusual hourWhen it is necessary for humane reasons to slaughter aninjured animal at unusual hours or on weekends or a holiday whenthe inspector cannot be obtained, the carcass and all parts shallbe kept for inspection, with the head and all viscera except thestomach, bladder, and intestines held by the natural attachments.If all parts are not kept for inspection, the carcass shall becondemned. If, on inspection of a carcass slaughtered in theabsence of an inspector, any lesion or other evidence is foundindicating that the animal was sick or diseased, or affected withany other condition requiring condemnation of the animal on antemorteminspection, or if there is lacking evidence of the
condition that rendered emergency slaughter necessary, thecarcass shall be condemned.35:37-11-74. Carcasses of immature exotic livestockCarcasses of immature exotic livestock are unwholesome andshall be condemned if:(1) The meat has the appearance of being water-soaked, isloose, flabby, tears easily, and can be perforated with thefingers; or(2) Its color is grayish-red; or(3) Good muscular development as a whole is lacking,especially noticeable on the upper shank of the leg, wheresmall amounts of serous infiltrates or small edematous patchesare sometimes present between the muscles; or(4) The tissues that later develops as the fat capsule of thekidneys is edematous, dirty yellow, or grayish red, tough, andintermixed with islands of fat.35:37-11-75. Unborn and stillborn animalsAll unborn and stillborn animals shall be condemned and nohide or skin shall be removed from the carcass within a room inwhich edible products are handled.35:37-11-76. Livers affected with carotenosis; livers designatedas "telangiectatic", "sawdust", or "spotted"(a) Livers affected with carotenosis shall be condemned.(b) Bovidae, Cervidae, and Antilocapridae livers showing theconditions sometimes designated as "telangiectatic," "sawdust,"or "spotted" shall be disposed of as follows:(1) When any or all of the conditions are slight in theorgan, the whole organ shall be passed for human food withoutrestriction.(2) When any or all of the conditions are more severe thanslight and involve less than one-half of the organ, while inthe remainder of the organ the conditions are slight ornonexistent, the remainder shall be passed for human foodwithout restriction and the other portion shall be condemned.(3) When any or all of the conditions are more severe thanslight and involve one-half or more of the organ, the wholeorgan shall be condemned.(4) The division of an organ into two parts as contemplatedin this Paragraph for disposition, shall be accomplished byone cut through the organ. This, of course, does not prohibitincisions that are necessary for inspection.(c) "Telangiectatic," "sawdust," or "spotted" livers and partsof livers that are condemned for human food may be shipped froman official establishment only for purposes other than human foodin accordance with 35:37-11-100.
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