United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2004_register executive 2010-09-23 article Part V Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c816a51b D09002ee1c816a614 United States Department of Agriculture originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Food Safety and Inspection Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is amending the Federal meat inspection regulations to prohibit the use of penetrative captive bolt stunning devices that deliberately inject air into the cranial cavity of cattle. This rulemaking responds to the findings of a risk assessment on bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) conducted by the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis (referred to as the Harvard study) and is part of a series of actions that the USDA is taking to strengthen its BSE prevention programs. The Harvard study found that, owing to already ongoing Federal programs, the U.S. is highly resistant to the introduction and spread of the disease. Even so, the USDA response to BSE has always been proactive and preventive. Therefore, FSIS is taking this action to address the potential risk posed by stunning devices that may force visible pieces of brain, known as macro-emboli, into the circulatory system of stunned cattle. 69 FR 1885 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2004-01-12/04-624 04-624 fr12ja04-27 3410-DM-P Docket No. 01-033IF https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2004-01-12/04-624 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-01-12/html/04-624.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-01-12/pdf/04-624.pdf Animal Diseases Meat Inspection Animal Welfare Livestock 7 p. 1885 1891 69 FR 1885 Title 9 Part 310 9 CFR Part 310 Title 9 Part 313 9 CFR Part 313 Prohibition of the Use of Certain Stunning Devices Used to Immobilize Cattle During Slaughter; Federal Register Vol. 69, Issue RULE 04-624 V DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food Safety and Inspection Service 2004-01-12 2004-04-12 Docket No. 01-033IF 3410-DM-P 04-624 Interim final rule with request for comments.

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is amending the Federal meat inspection regulations to prohibit the use of penetrative captive bolt stunning devices that deliberately inject air into the cranial cavity of cattle. This rulemaking responds to the findings of a risk assessment on bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) conducted by the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis (referred to as the Harvard study) and is part of a series of actions that the USDA is taking to strengthen its BSE prevention programs. The Harvard study found that, owing to already ongoing Federal programs, the U.S. is highly resistant to the introduction and spread of the disease. Even so, the USDA response to BSE has always been proactive and preventive. Therefore, FSIS is taking this action to address the potential risk posed by stunning devices that may force visible pieces of brain, known as macro-emboli, into the circulatory system of stunned cattle.

Effective January 12, 2004; comments received on or before April 12, 2004 will be considered prior to issuance of a final rule. Daniel Engeljohn, Ph.D., Executive Associate, Policy Analysis and Formulation, Office of Policy and Program Development, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250-3700; (202) 205-0495. Animal Diseases Meat Inspection Animal Welfare Livestock Meat and poultry inspection: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy policies Stunning devices used to immobilize cattle during slaughter; prohibition, http://www.fsis.usda.gov http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/topics/bse.htm http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/topics/BSE_thinking.htm http://www.fsis.usda.gov/oa/update/update.htm Vol. 69, no. 7 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2004-01-12 continuing daily deposited born digital 258 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2004-01-12 P0b002ee180973cb4 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr12ja04 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2004-01-12 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-01-12/pdf/FR-2004-01-12.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-01-12/xml/FR-2004-01-12.xml fdlp 1647 1892 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-07 FR-2004-01-12 machine generated eng FR FR-2004-01-12 69 7