Inspected and approved chilled poultry carcasses that have left the abattoir may be returned to the abattoir for re-inspection and re-packaging, provided that -
| a) |
only wrapped and packed whole carcasses and portions are to be accepted; |
| b) |
no frozen blocks of intestines, gallbladders and heads and feet are accepted except for sterilization; |
| c) |
a room or facility approved by the provincial executive officer is available for the handling of returned products; |
| d) |
the re-introduced product is examined by the registered inspector on arrival, and must be found free of any signs of contamination or spoiling and be unconditionally fit for human consumption; |
| e) |
any poultry carcasses, parts thereof or offal included in whole birds, brought into an abattoir and found to be contaminated, spoiled or unsafe for human consumption, must be condemned; |
| f) |
the wrapping still bears the original marking of the abattoir of origin; |
| g) |
on receipt, the product temperature does not exceed 4° C and is not less than minus 1° C; |
| h) |
the provincial executive officer may impose any additional hygiene requirements in respect of facilities and procedures of cutting-up, packing, freezing, storage and transportation; |
| i) |
it is only utilized for frozen products; and |
| j) |
no poultry that originated from another abattoir may be handled without the written approval of the provincial executive officer. |
South African Institute for Drug Free Sport Act, 1997
