“U. S. Inspected and Condemned.”—This phrase shall mean that the carcasses, parts of carcasses, and meat food products so marked are unfit for food and shall be destroyed for food purposes.
Carcass.—This word shall mean an animal that has been killed under these regulations, including all parts which are to be used for food.
Primal Parts of Carcass.—This phrase shall mean the usual sections or cuts of the dressed carcass commonly known in the trade, such as sides, quarters, shoulders, hams, backs, bellies, etc., and entire edible organs, such as tongues, livers, etc., before they have been cut, shredded, or otherwise subdivided preliminary to use in the manufacture of meat food products.
Meat Food Products.—This term shall mean any product used for food into the composition of which any portion of the carcass enters, or in the preparation of which any portion of the carcass is used, including lard, mince-meat, extracts, gelatin, oleomargarine, butterine, soups, etc.
Vinegar.—The word vinegar, as used herein, shall mean cider vinegar, wine vinegar, malt vinegar, sugar vinegar, glucose vinegar, or spirit vinegar, as defined by the Committee on Food Standards in Circular No. 10, Secretary’s Office, United States Department of Agriculture.
Ante-mortem Examination and Inspection.
Regulation 13.
An ante-mortem examination and inspection shall be made of all cattle, sheep, swine, and goats about to be slaughtered before they shall be allowed to enter an establishment at which inspection is maintained. Said examination and inspection shall be made in the pens, alleys, or chutes of the establishment at which the animals are about to be slaughtered. The proprietors of the establishments at which the said ante-mortem inspection is conducted shall provide satisfactory facilities for conducting said inspection and for separating and holding apart from healthy animals those showing symptoms of disease.
All animals showing symptoms or suspected of being affected with any disease or condition which, under these regulations, would probably cause their condemnation when slaughtered, shall be marked by affixing to the ear or tail a metal tag as provided in [Regulation 20].
All such animals, except as hereinafter provided, shall be slaughtered separately, either before regular slaughter has commenced or at the close of the regular slaughter, and shall be duly identified by a representative of the establishment to the inspector on duty on the killing floor before the skins are removed or the carcasses opened for evisceration.