345 IAC 9-2-2 Inspection of livestock and products; applicability

Sec. 2. (a) All livestock and all products entering any official establishment and all products prepared in whole or in part therein, shall be: (1) inspected; (2) handled; (3) stored; (4) prepared; (5) packaged; (6) marked; and (7) labeled; as required by this article. All livestock and all products entering a custom exempt establishment shall meet those requirements in this article that apply to custom exempt establishments and those products produced at custom exempt establishments. (b) An official establishment that believes or has reason to believe that adulterated or misbranded meat or meat product received by or originating from the establishment has entered into commerce shall notify the division within twenty-four (24) hours of learning or determining that the product has entered commerce. The official establishment shall notify the division of the: (1) type; (2) amount; (3) origin; and (4) destination; of the meat or meat product. (c) Each establishment shall prepare and maintain current written procedures for the recall of meat and meat products produced and shipped by the establishment. The procedures must specify how the official establishment will decide whether to conduct a product recall and how a recall will be conducted. The establishment must do the following: (1) Document each reassessment of its recall plans. (2) Make the plans available to the division upon request.