establishment to determine whether it complies with the requirements of the regulations.

§ 381.147 Restrictions on the use of substances in poultry products.

(a) All ingredients and other substances used in the processing or handling of poultry products at official establishments shall be such as will not result in adulteration or misbranding of the poultry products.

(b) Poultry products and poultry broth used in the processing of poultry products shall have been processed in the United States only in an official establishment, or imported from a foreign country listed in § 381.196(b), and inspected and passed, in accordance with the regulations. Detached ova and offal shall not be used in the processing of any poultry products, except that poultry feet may be processed for use as human food when handled in a manner approved by the Administrator in specific cases, and detached ova may be used in the processing of poultry products if the processor demonstrates that such ova comply with the requirements under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

(c) Liquid, frozen, and dried egg products used in the processing of any poultry product shall have been prepared under inspection and be so marked in accordance with the Egg Products Inspection Act.

(d) Carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products of cattle, sheep, swine, goats, or equines may be used in the processing of poultry products only if they were prepared in the United States only in an official meat packing establishment, or imported, and were inspected and passed, in accordance with the Federal Meat Inspection Act, and the regulations under such Act (Subchapter A of this chapter) and are so marked. Poultry products containing pork must be treated to destroy possible live trichinae by one of the methods prescribed in § 318.10(c) of the meat inspection regulations (9 CFR 318.10(c)), or in lieu of such treatment the pork ingredient may be so treated.

(e) All isolated soy protein used in poultry products processed in any official establishment shall contain not more and not less than 0.1 percent ti

tanium, incorporated as food grade titanium dioxide, and the presence of such substance must be shown on the label of the container of the isolated soy protein at all times that the article is in the official establishment.

(f)(1) No substance may be used as an ingredient or otherwise in the processing of any raw or cooked poultry product unless its use is approved as shown in Table 1 of paragraph (f)(4) of this section, or elsewhere in this part, or by the Administrator in specific cases.

(2) Approval of new substances or new uses or new levels of use of approved substances may be granted if:

(i) The substance has been previously approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in poultry or poultry products as a food additive, color additive or as a substance generally recognized as safe and is listed in Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 73, 74, 81, 172, 173, 182, or 184.

(ii) Its use is in compliance with applicable FDA requirements; and

(iii) The Administrator has determined that:

(A) The use of the substance will not render he product in which it is used adulterated or misbranded or otherwise not in compliance with the Act; and

(B) Its use is functional and suitable for the product and it is permitted for use at the lowest level necessary to accomplish the desired technical effect as determined in specific cases.

(3) Whenever the Administrator determines that approval of a new substance or a new use or new level of use of an approved substance should be granted in accordance with pararaph (f)(1) of this section, the Administrator shall issue a final rule amending Table 1 of paragraph (f)(4) of this section to include the additional substance or new use of the substance, and any technical effect or change in the level of use of the substance.

(4) No poultry product shall bear or contain any substance which would render it adulterated or misbranded, or which is not approved in Part 381 or by the Administrator in specific

cases.

Antifoaming agent.

Antioxidants and oxygen intercep- BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole)..

Chilling media.

Coloring agents (natural).

Annatto, Carotene.

To aid in chilling. To color products.

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Various, except uncooked prod-
ucts or sausages or other prod-
ucts with a moisture limitation
established by Subpart P of
this Part.

Raw poultry products.
Various.

700 lbs. to 10,000 gals. of water.1 Sufficient for purpose.

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Various.

0.5 percent.

Sufficient for purpose.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

phosphates.

Fresh pie dough.

0.3 percent of calcium propionate or sodium propionate alone, or in combination, based on weight of the flour used.

To decrease the amount of Poultry food products containing May be used only in combination with phoscooked out juices.

phate in a ratio not to exceed one part sodium hydroxide to four parts phosphate. 0.3 percent of calcium propionate or sodium propionate alone, or in combination, based on weight of the flour used.