Packaging materials used for this purpose must be specifically designed to withstand the pasteurization process. The operator is required to use one of the five (5) options outlined in this section when manufacturing a dry or semi-dry fermented meat sausage product: Establishments which do not use beef and do not obtain meat ingredients from establishments which handle beef are not currently required to use one of the five options for the control of E.coliO157:H7 in dry/semi-dry fermented sausages. Defrosting or thawing may be performed in air or water. This is defined as the inclusion of a prepared meat product into another meat product. Analyses should be done for Staphylococcus aureus and its enterotoxin, and for principal pathogens, such as E.coliO157:H7, Salmonella, and Clostridium botulinum and Listeria monocytogenes. Conclusion: Example 1 meets the guideline because its degree-hours are less than the limit. It is recommended that holding freezers be capable of maintaining temperatures of -18C or colder. includes milk, egg, yeast or any vegetable material or any derivative or combination thereof that is edible, and that is not visibly distinguishable after addition to the meat product, but does not include beetroot, tomato or a food additive with the exception of modified starches, as per the Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990. means an edible meat product that does not contain more than 0.15 per cent of calcium in the product and any bone particles larger than 1.5mm in size and a maximum of 20% of the bone particles larger than 1mm in size, that was obtained by removing most of the bone and cartilage from a comminuted meat product from which the bone and cartilage had not been previously removed. The sampling plan must be representative of the lot. The text will be the same size as the rest of the common name. Rapid chilling methods which temporarily freeze a thin outer layer of skin and muscle (usually 3 to 4mm thick) may be allowed under the following conditions: The operators must have procedures for control of environmental sources of contamination of meat product, including disposition of meat that has fallen on the floor, risk of contamination from condensation and storage of equipment. In order to be considered "shelf-stable" and not require refrigeration, a fermented meat product must have a minimum of 100ppm nitrite/nitrate, a minimum of 2.5% of salt, meet degree hours requirements (4.16.2.1) and meet one of the following sets of specific requirements. These must include: If product is chemically acidified by addition of citric acid, gluconodelta-lactone or another chemical agent approved for this purpose, controls must be in place and records kept to ensure that a pH of 5.3 or lower is achieved by the end of the fermentation process. the spinal cord must be removed from ruminant, equine and porcine carcasses and portions prior to their use as material for mechanical separation. Refer to the FSEP Manual and Chapter 3, Prerequisite Programs for more details. Refrigerated meat products which have been previously heat processed must not be packaged until chilled to 4C unless it can be demonstrated, through a process validation, that packaging does not interfere with the cooling schedule or the product safety. This gives us the following final recipe: 50.6kg of skinless pork trim + 4.4kg of pork skin 25kg of pork MSM 20kg of water, 25kg of pork MSM without skin 20kg of water xkg of pork skin. Facilities for the removal of bones and trimmings must be provided. Sausage can be manufactured on a small scale by homogenizing meat with ice (for temperature control) using a bowl-chopper. Where this chapter of the Meat Hygiene Manual of Procedures uses the terminology "where necessary", "where appropriate", "adequate", or "sufficient", it is up to the operator of a registered establishment in first instance to decide whether a requirement is necessary, appropriate, adequate, or sufficient to achieve the objectives of the Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990. The operator must ensure that the monitoring limits used in their manufacturing process are adjusted by at least the amount of degrees or time specified by the equipment manufacturer as the acceptable measurement error. ii Comminuted - chunk size c2 to 3 cm3 e.g., reformed hams, ground meat patties. The incorporation of ground meat or poultry pieces with intact muscle cuts is accomplished by mixing, tumbling or massaging the ground meat with the larger pieces. Non-intact beef products include beef that has been injected/enhanced with solutions, mechanically tenderized by needling, cubing, or pounding devices, or reconstructed into formed entrees (e.g., beef that has been scored to incorporate a marinade, beef that has a solution of proteolytic enzymes It takes 35 hours for product to reach a pH of 5.3 or less. The use of a non-inhibitory, food grade, green dye added to the inoculum may aid in determining the uniform distribution of inoculum. Freezing prevents the growth of, but does not destroy, microorganisms in food products. It is no longer mandatory to register packaging materials and non-food chemicals. Submissions will be sent to the Area Program Specialist for review with a Food Safety Microbiology Specialist and Health Canada. Review of the cooking process and product formulation must also be done. Conclusion: Example 2 does not meet the guideline because its degree-hours exceed the limit - hold the product and refer to sub-section 4.16.2.1.3. Historically, a room temperature of 10C has been considered sufficient by the CFIA for the preservation of meat products for most processing activities and steps. The mandatory outcome of refrigeration is to retarding outgrowth of pathogens and spoilage bacteria. Fermented products which do not meet these requirements must be labelled with a refrigeration statement. Collect the identified product so that the sample equals approximately 900 grams 10% For product collected in its final packaging, place the packaged sample in a non sterile bag 2 Hinkens, J.C., et al, Validation of Pepperoni Processes for Control of Escherichia coliO157:H7, Journal of Food Protection, Volume 59, Number 12, 1996, pp. The chilling process must be monitored to demonstrate that each lot complies with the validated established cooling schedules. The examination program must be capable of achieving the following results: Prior to approval by the Inspector in Charge, the effectiveness of the program must be evaluated using lot examination to assure that on-line examination achieves equivalent or better results than lot examination. the surface crusting must disappear within 2.5 hours (150 minutes) of completing the crust freezing process; the process must be monitored, by a designated plant employee, a minimum of every two (2) hours for crust disappearance and internal product temperature; the product must be labelled as either "previously frozen" or "frozen" whenever crust disappearance takes more than 150 minutes; and. Records of test results must be kept for a minimum of 24 months beyond the release date of the product. Although aw measurement is mandatory only for shelf stable products, it is strongly recommended that the operator determine the aw values achieved for each product type they manufacture and for each production line. Fermentation room temperature is a constant 35C. Indicating and recording thermometers must be calibrated. Every operator that prepares meat products must prepare them in accordance with the process control requirements specified in the Manual of Procedures, 30.1 (1) The operator of an establishment shall develop, implement and maintain, 57.2 Every operator shall carry out control programs in accordance with the FSEP Manual and the Manual of Procedures to ensure that, 4. The operator is encouraged to measure temperatures at the surface of the product. most products have a specific flavor profile may be influenced by region, culture. Contact the CFIA Area Program Specialist for information for approved antimicrobial agents for meat products. for the purposes of this chapter, in respect of a meat product intended for sale, use or consumption as an edible meat product in Canada, means containing an ingredient, food additive, poison, decomposed substance, visible contamination, any pathogenic microorganisms that are injurious to health or failing to meet the standards set out in Part I, Standards and Identification of Edible Meat Products of the Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990. foods that contain as ingredients foods from more than one food commodity. Upon arrival of the raw material at the establishment or prior to the processing of the material, the operator must perform a random selection of 20 carcasses or 20 units per combo or a lot of similar size. For the purposes of this section a lot is whichever is the lesser of: Evaluation technique of CFIA inspectors, in which samples are taken from the assembled "lot" of product to determine its wholesomeness. for the purposes of this chapter, means any food for which a standard is not prescribed in the Food and Drug Regulations or the Meat Inspection Regulations. The Species designations Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is using for Public Health Information Services (PHIS) are: for Meat: beef, veal, goat, lamb, and pork; for Poultry: chicken, turkey, duck, geese, guineas, and squab, including for Ratites: emu, ostrich, and rhea. refers to the treatment delivered to a meat product to achieve a reduction in the viable pathogenic organisms. " cD>x)Fff3bjq0,#jY$j G @d C`S)55lD F a55|D x]D;j`D $Qx @QC5T j7"" . An edible product resulting from the mechanical separation and removal of most of the bone from attached skeletal muscle of livestock or poultry carcasses. It is acceptable to combine a maximum of three (3) samples into a composite for purposes of analysis when testing is done for, At a minimum, each composite sample must be tested for the presence of, The method used to analyse the end product samples must be one of the methods listed in Health Canada's. combination of meat and non-meat items other than salad/spread/pate? Comminuted meat is fish or meat products that are reduced in size and restructured or reformulated such as gyros, ground beef, and sausage; Comminuted meat products shall be thoroughly cooked to heat all parts of the meat to a minimum temperature of 155 degrees Fahrenheit for at least 15 seconds. Freezing as an application for destruction of the parasites Trichinella, and Cysticercus, is described in Annex B of this chapter and Chapter 17 respectively. The required outcome is to control the growth of microorganisms in the room or area used for the processing, packaging, labelling or handling of meat products. The problem specifically concerns the uncontrolled fermentation of non heat treated (or uncooked) comminuted meat products. In addition, the product has not had its core temperature maintained at 65C for at least 10 minutes or an equivalent combination of time and higher . The CFIA website provides additional information on the submission process. The standards for lard, shortening and tallow are listed in Schedule I of the Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990. Select a 10 unit sample at random and examine for the presence of skin. This process may be used as an additional step to enhance the microbiological safety of these products. In addition, only those food additives for which provision has been made in the the Tables of Division 16 of the Food and Drug Regulations either for that food specifically or for "unstandardized foods" in general may be used. The meat industry is typically using a mixture of fresh and frozen meat batters for minced meat production. hx\9t&cMS[Jr!w)pw)@HOlw).Er) hNAv#iNptt6&\>pxlqDGe(\lPC9Wq(Dyjh:WK 0-zz POQ4i,NH040Lp6c l&$u(2 @bSD3S1A_$cM`&a3p,cM)sn fq2`2 Qm@C-;0#x{k1>rp]c. Refer to the CFIA website for additional information on allergens. Operators of registered establishments who wish to market a meat product without a refrigeration declaration which does not meet the "shelf stable" criteria set out above, must submit a request for the acceptance of their proposal to the Inspector in Charge. In respect of food or other materials, products that are capable of existing together in the same area, at the same time without creating a risk of adulterating meat products. 1260-1266. The programs cover premises; transportation, receiving, storage and shipping; equipment; personnel; sanitation and pest control; health and safety recall procedures, and allergen control. Oxidative rancidity and other organoleptic quality issues can occur if freezing rates are slow. Operator's examination technique in which product is sampled from each production line or common source at a specified frequency to determine the ability of the process to produce wholesome product. 1 second when the minimum internal (dwell) time is at less than 30seconds. 1 minute when the minimum internal (dwell) time is at least 10 minutes. Unless MSM or FTM is used directly after the separation process as an ingredient of a meat product, it must be: MSM may be shipped from one registered establishment to another in the refrigerated, refrigerated and cured or frozen state. Establishments should separate the handling of cooked, partially cooked and raw products to prevent recontamination. a plastic bag) so that at the end of the lot run it will contain about 600 grams of product. Cooling must be continuous and begins immediately after the heating cycle is completed. Non-comminuted meat products are considered to be intact meat products. Alternatively, products consisting of a piece of intact (excluding tenderized) muscle such as roast beef, moist cooked beef, turkey breast or pork loin, may be cooled to 4C within 7.5 hours from the initiation of the cooling process while taking no more than two hours for the 50C to 20C temperature zone. salted, pickled, dried, cured, smoked or treated by other similar means, but does not include refrigerated or frozen. When the fermentation takes place at various temperatures, each temperature step in the process is analyzed for the number of degree-hours it contributes. meat products. Depending on the composition of the final product, the resulting edible product is referred to as finely textured meat or mechanically separated meat (e.g. means by the Meat Programs Division (MPD), means the Area Executive Director, Operations, as designated by the President of the Agency, means Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point, means the Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990, means the Meat Hygiene Manual of Procedures, means registered under the authority of the Meat Inspection Act and Regulations. One defect is defined as a carcass or unit with kidney (when not acceptable) and/or lung. Requirements for processed meat products are governed by the both the Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990 (MIR) and the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR). These meat products have been heated to improve their appearance or flavor but the process does not result in a ready-to-eat product. The manufacturing process must allow an extra 5 seconds of dwell time to compensate for measurement error. It is the operator's responsibility to determine compatible areas and non-compatible areas for different processing steps, as part of the prerequisite program and. includes hams, bacons, corned beef commonly referred to as smoked meats; they are prepared from whole, intact cuts of meat; usually are cured, seasoned, heat processed and smoked; often they are molded or formed; 2. The operator is required to implement a control program based on 4.16.2.1.1, Fermentation Done at a Constant Temperature (Constant Temperature Process) and 4.16.2.1.2, Fermentation Done at Different Temperatures (Variable Temperature Processes) to control pathogens. The rejected product must be reworked and resubmitted for sampling, returned to the originator, or treated as inedible product. Degrees above 15.6C: 37C - 15.6C = 21.4C Hours to reach pH of 5.3: 18 Degree-hours calculation: (21.4C) x (18) = 385.2 degree-hours, Degree-hours calculation for the entire fermentation process = 84 + 144 + 385.2 = 613.2, Conclusion: Example 2 does not meet the guidelines because its degree-hours exceed the limit; hold the product and refer to sub-section 4.16.2.1.3. This difference is because the sausage product's smaller size results in a much quicker cooling and decreased cumulative lethality. The operator is responsible to ensure that the temperature of the meat is controlled to minimize the time that any portion of a meat product is above 4C. If the cumulative number of defects found is equal to or greater than 5, the lot must be rejected. Sausages in artificial edible casings (e.g. Under this option, it is not required to test for E.coliO157:H7. Provided that effective controls for tracing product are in place and all corresponding dry fermented sausage manufacturing processes have been validated as achieving at least a 2. For example, in comminuted meats, the ability of a muscle The manufacturing process used must be evaluated in a scientific manner consistent with the challenge study recommendations (refer to Option 5, sub-section 4.16.2.2.5). The operator must include in the establishment's control program for raw meat derived from any species, a monitoring program for incoming products, destined for cutting, boning, slicing or dicing, as a fresh meat product. With traditional aging, however, temperature and humidity abuse can result in mould growth, and spoilage bacterial growth, both of which can be indicators of possible pathogenic bacterial outgrowth. Unlike cooked ready-to-eat meat products, the operator is not required to verify at the time of manufacture that non ready-to-eat products have been subjected to a minimum amount of thermal lethality. The presence of kidney is defined as the presence of a part of a lobule or several lobules measuring at least 0.5cm x 0.5cm. It is the responsibility of the operator to ensure that all the ingredients and components of the rework material are permitted in the meat product to which they are added. This protocol is based on ISO Table #2859-1 at an inspection level of S-4, for a lot or batch size ranging from 1,201 to 10,000 units. The operator may justify his choice under the procedures based on the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) principles or under the operational procedures of a registered establishment. Operators are responsible for determining whether their meat product is ready-to-eat (RTE) according to this section. The main objectives and expected outcomes of process control requirements and performance requirements are to prevent, eliminate or reduce to an acceptable level, hazards that can lead to food safety compromises, during the specific meat transformation processes conducted in the establishment. A process can be judged as acceptable provided the product consistently reaches a pH of 5.3 using: When fermentation is done at a constant temperature, operators can either use the following table or the calculation method (see examples below) for determining degree-hours limits and maximum time for fermentation at a given room temperature. Sampling plans, methods and criteria for disposition of lots of boneless meat are found in Annex F, Part 1. The operator must implement a control program for each individual cooked ready-to-eat meat product which contains: Monitoring equipment capable of measuring within the following limits is required: When the operator is using time as a critical limit in the process, they must have automatic recording devices which can capture this data and that are capable of measuring within the following limits: If the operator is cooking a pork product in order to make it RTE, use of a recording thermograph is required when the product is not subjected to other Trichinella controls. If the product is deemed acceptable, there must be scientific evidence to support this decision. Until such confirmation is received, the operator must manufacture product in accordance to one of the other 4 options outlined in this section. The formulation of all prepared meat products, including potential allergens, must be controlled as part of the operator's HACCP system. If the operator chooses to use methods for the control programs, other than those outlined above, these must be evaluated by the CFIA to ensure that they reach the same outcome, taking into account volume of production. Therefore, the operator must have a program in place to assess the incoming product. The pressure is released and the treated containers are packed and ready for shipping. The operator's prerequisite program and HACCP system must include a control program for the use of eggs that includes: Preserved products must comply with sectionB 14.031 of the Food and Drug Regulations. means an edible meat product that does not contain more than 0.027 per cent of calcium for every one per cent of protein in the product or any bone particles larger than 2mm in size and that was obtained by removing most of the bone and cartilage from a comminuted meat product from which the bone and cartilage had not been previously removed, as per the Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990. a meat product that has not received a full lethality treatment for pathogens of concern at the establishment, e.g., par-fried breaded chicken nuggets, or, the meat component in an assembled food is in the ready-to-eat stage while at least one other ingredient is in the non ready-to-eat stage and will require further cooking for lethality before consumption, e.g., pizza with raw dough, frozen entrees with NRTE vegetables and clearly labelled with adequate cooking instructions. 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