OAR 603-029-0800: Disposition of Condemned Products at State-Inspected Establishments Having Tanking Facilities; Sealing of Tanks.

(1) Carcasses, parts of carcasses, and other products condemned at state-inspected establishments having facilities for tanking shall, except as provided in section (3) of this rule or elsewhere in this part, be disposed of by tanking as follows: (a) The lower opening of the tank shall first be sealed securely by a Department employee, except when permanently connected with a blow line; then the condemned products shall be placed in the tank in the employee’s presence, after which the upper opening shall also be sealed securely by such employee, who shall then see that the contents of the tank are subjected to sufficient heating for sufficient time to effectively destroy the contents for human food purposes. (b) The use of equipment such as crushers or hashers for pre-tanking preparation of condemned products in the inedible products department has been found to give inedible character and appearance to the material. Accordingly, if condemned products are so crushed or hashed, conveying systems, rendering tanks, and other equipment used in the further handling of crushed or hashed material need not be locked or sealed during the tanking operations. If the rendering tanks or other equipment contain condemned material not so crushed or hashed, the equipment shall be sealed as prescribed in section (1)(a) of this rule. If the crushed or hashed material is not rendered in the state-inspected establishment where produced, it shall be denatured as provided for in OAR 603-029-0810 before leaving such establishment. (2) The seals of tanks shall be broken only by a Department employee and only after the contents of the tanks have been treated as provided in section (1) of this rule. The rendered fat derived from condemned material shall be held until a Department employee shall have had an opportunity to determine whether it conforms with the requirements of this rule. Samples shall be taken by Department employees as often as is necessary to determine whether the rendered fat is effectually denatured. (3) Carcasses of animals condemned under OAR 603-029-0315 may be disposed of as provided in OAR 603-029-0810, in lieu of tanking, with the approval of the inspector.