Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990-Regulations Amending

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Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990-Regulations Amending

Vol. 138, No. 25 — December 15, 2004

RegistrationSOR/2004-280 29 November, 2004

MEAT INSPECTION ACT

Regulations Amending the Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990P.C. 2004-1440 29 November, 2004

Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, pursuant to section 20 of the Meat Inspection Act , hereby makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990.

REGULATIONS AMENDING THE MEAT INSPECTION REGULATIONS, 1990

AMENDMENTS

1. (1) The definitions "farmed game animal" and "pre-operational sanitation program" in subsection 2(1) of the Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990 are repealed.

(2) The definitions "ante-mortem examination", "bird", "food animal" and "official tag" in subsection 2(1) of the Regulations are replaced by the following:

"ante-mortem examination" means, in respect of a bird, other than an ostrich, a rhea or an emu, the examination by the operator under the supervision of an official veterinarian, including the examination of a sample from a shipment of the birds or the examination of the flock information document for a shipment of the birds; (examen ante mortem)

"bird" means any species of bird that is slaughtered and processed as a meat product for human consumption and for which an inspection system has been established; (volaille)

"food animal" means any animal in the class of mammals or birds that is slaughtered and processed as a meat product for human consumption and for which an inspection system has been established; (animal pour alimentation humaine)

"official tag" means any mark, imprint, stamp, seal, tag or other identification, including a detention tag, used by an inspector to indicate that an animal, meat product or other thing has been held, detained or condemned by the inspector; (étiquette officielle)

(3) Paragraph (a) of the definition "adulterated" in subsection 2(1) of the Regulations is amended by striking out the word "or" at the end of subparagraph (ii) and by adding the following after subparagraph (iii):

(iv) any pathogenic microorganism in excess of levels published in the Manual of Procedures, or

(4) Paragraph (c) of the definition "inspection" in subsection 2(1) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(c) in respect of a bird, other than an ostrich, a rhea or an emu, the examination of the flock information document for a shipment of the birds; (inspection)

(5) Subsection 2(1) of the Regulations is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

"durable life" means the period, commencing on the day on which a meat product is packaged, during which the meat product, when it is stored under conditions appropriate to that product, will retain, without any appreciable deterioration, its normal edibility, palatability, nutritional value and any other qualities claimed for it by the manufacturer; (durée de conservation)

"ready-to-eat" means, in respect of a meat product, a meat product that has been subjected to a process sufficient to inactivate vegetative pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins and control spores of foodborne pathogenic bacteria so that the meat product does not require further preparation before consumption except washing, thawing or exposing the product to sufficient heat to warm the product without cooking it; (prêt à manger)

"Register of Operators" means the Register of Operators maintained by the Director; (Registre des exploitants)

2. The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 2:

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