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Code of Federal Regulations Title 7. Agriculture § 7.98.3 Analyses performed and locations of laboratories

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Tables 1 through 4 list the special laboratory analyses rendered by the Science and Technology as a result of an agreement with the Livestock and Seed Division. The payment for such laboratory services rendered at the request of an individual or third party served shall be reimbursed pursuant to the terms as specified in the cooperative agreement.

Table 1—Schedule Analysis

Identity

Analyses

Samples tested

Schedule BC (Beef Chunks, Canned)

Fat, salt

1

Schedule BJ (Beef with Natural Juices, Canned)

Fat

1

Schedule CS (Canned Meatball Stew)

Fat

3

Schedule GP (Frozen Ground Pork)

Fat

4

Schedule PJ (Pork with Natural Juices, Canned)

Fat

1

Schedule RB (Beef for Reprocessing)

Fat

4

Schedule RG (Beef Roasts and Ground Beef)

Fat

4

Schedule SB (Slab or Sliced Bacon)

Moisture, fat, salt

1

Schedule WS (Beef or Wafer Steaks)

Fat

1

Table 2—Microbiological Analysis

Type of analysis

Number of samples tested

Psychrotrophic Bacterial Plate Count

1

Table 3—Nonschedule Analysis

Identity

Analyses

Samples tested

Fed Specification PP-B-2120B (Ground Beef Products)

Fat

4

Fed Specification PP-B-81J (Sliced Bacon)

Fat, salt, moisture

1

Fed Specification PP-L-800E (Luncheon Meat, Canned)

Fat, salt

1

Ground Beef or Ground Pork

Fat

4

Ground Beef or Ground Pork

Fat

1

Pork Sausage

Fat, salt

4

Pork Sausage

Fat, moisture

4

Pork Sausage

Fat

4

Mil-P-44131A (Pork Steaks, Flaked, Formed, Breaded)

Fat

4

Milwaukee Public Schools (Breaded/Unbreaded Meat)

Fat

4

Chili Con Carne Without Beans

Fat

1

A-A-20047-B

Fat, protein

3

A-A-20136

salt

3

A-A-20148

Fat, salt

3

Mil-B-44133 (GL)

Fat, salt

3

Mil-B-44158A

Water activity

6

Mil-C-44253

Fat, salt

3

Mil-H-44159B (GL)

Fat, salt

1

PP-F-02154 (Army GL)

Fat, salt, moisture

1

Table 4—Lard and Tallow Analysis

Type of analysis

Number of samples tested

Fat Analysis Committee (FAC) Color

1

Free Fatty Acids

1

Insoluble Impurities

1

Moisture and Volatile Matter

1

Specific Gravity

4 to 6

Titer Test

1

Unsaponifiable Material

1

(b) Meats, such as ground beef or ground pork, meat food products, and MREs, not covered by an agreement with Livestock and Seed Division, are analyzed for fat, moisture, salt, sulfur dioxide, nitrites, sulfites, ascorbates, citric acid, protein, standard plate counts, and coliform counts, among other analyses. These food product analyses are performed at any one of the Science and Technology (S&T) field laboratories as follows:

(1) USDA, AMS, Science and Technology, Midwestern Laboratory, 3570 North Avondale Avenue, Chicago, IL 60618.

(2) USDA, AMS, S&T Aflatoxin Laboratory, 107 South 4th Street, Madill, OK 73446.

(3) USDA, AMS, S&T, Eastern Laboratory, 2311–B Aberdeen Boulevard, Gastonia, NC 28054.

1  Includes matters within the responsibility of the Federal Grain Inspection Service.
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