(225 ILCS 650/10) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 310)
Sec. 10.
Postmortem Inspection.
The Director shall provide postmortem inspection of all animals or
poultry intended for human food in any Type I establishment in this State. Under no circumstances shall
the carcass of animals or poultry which have died otherwise than by
slaughter be brought into any room in which meat or poultry products are
slaughtered, processed, handled, or stored. The head, tongue, tail,
viscera, and other parts, and blood used in the preparation of meat or
poultry products, or medical products shall be retained in such a manner as
to preserve their identity until after the postmortem examination has been
completed. Carcasses and parts thereof found to be sound, healthful, and
wholesome after inspection and otherwise fit for human food shall be passed
and may be marked in the following manner: "Illinois Inspected and Passed". These
marks may also include any number given the establishment by the
Department. All animal carcasses or parts thereof which are found on
postmortem inspection to be unsound, unhealthful, unwholesome, adulterated,
or otherwise unfit for human food shall be marked conspicuously by the
inspector at the time of inspection with the words: "Illinois Inspected and
Condemned". All poultry carcasses or parts thereof which are found on
postmortem inspection to be unsound, unhealthful, unwholesome, adulterated
or otherwise unfit for human food shall be condemned by depositing each
carcass or part thereof in a suitable, clearly marked "Condemned"
container. All condemned carcasses and parts of animals or poultry under
the supervision of an inspector shall be rendered unfit for human
consumption in a manner approved by the Director. All unborn or stillborn
animals shall be condemned and no hide, skin or any other part thereof
shall be removed within a room where edible meat or poultry products are
handled or prepared.
(Source: P.A. 91-170, eff. 1-1-00.)
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