PACKAGE CONTAINERS SANITATION

Containers to be used for packaging dressed poultry, rabbits, or animals and ready-to-cook poultry, rabbits, or animals shall be clean, free from objectionable substances or odors, and of sufficient strength and durability to adequately protect the product during normal distribution. Dressed and ready-to-cook poultry, rabbits, or animals, other than that which is to be ice packed, shall be adequately drained to remove ice and free water prior to packing and packaging.