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Code of Veterinary Practice For Poultry Processing Plant

6.3 Where a trough is fitted under a spray cabinet, poultry carcasses
passing through the cabinet should not contact water contained
in the trough.

6.4 Poultry carcasses on overhead conveyor lines should be washed
inside and outside to remove blood, loose cuticle and visible
contamination before entering the spin wash tank.
6.5 Immersion washing of poultry carcasses is not permitted unless
in troughs or containers that are provided with either mechanical
or filtered air agitation and/or an efficient overflow system that
maintains sanitary conditions.
6.6 The temperature of wash water should not exceed 18ºC at any time.
Carcasses should not remain in an immersion tank for longer than
15 minutes unless the temperature of the water in the immersion
tank is less than 4°C.

7.0 GIBLETS

7.1 Separation and recovery of giblets and cleaning of gizzards must
be performed in a manner to avoid contamination.

7.2 Giblets should be separated from the viscera immediately after
removal from the body cavity and cleaned, trimmed and washed
under a continuous flow or spray of water.
7.3 Giblets should be chilled to 4°C or below within an hour of their
removal from the viscera and drained to remove free ice and water
prior to packing.

7.4 Giblets should not be placed within a dressed poultry carcass unless
enclosed in an approved sealed bag of polyethylene or securely
wrapped in other approved materials.
7.5 Giblets chiller tanks should be provided with an overflow sufficient
to maintain sanitary conditions. Water flow should approximate 1
litre for every ten poultry carcasses processed.
7.6 Where gizzards are transferred from automatic cleaning machines
through pipes assisted by water or vacuum, access to such pipes
for inspection and cleaning should be provided. Pipes used similarly

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