9 CFR § 310.12 - Sternum to be split; abdominal and thoracic viscera to be removed.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t9/s310.12"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "9 CFR § 310.12 - Sternum to be split; abdominal and thoracic viscera to be removed."
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "310.12"
section_name: "Sternum to be split; abdominal and thoracic viscera to be removed."
chapter_name: "FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "AGENCY ORGANIZATION AND TERMINOLOGY; MANDATORY MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION AND VOLUNTARY INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION"
part_number: "310"
part_name: "POST-MORTEM INSPECTION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 601-695; 7 CFR 2.18, 2.53."
regulatory_source: "35 FR 15567, Oct. 3, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "310"
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# 310.12 Sternum to be split; abdominal and thoracic viscera to be removed.

The sternum of each carcass shall be split and the abdominal and thoracic viscera shall be removed at the time of slaughter in order to allow proper inspection.