---
kind: "unit"
title: "9"
title_heading: "Animals and Animal Products"
key: "chIII/subchA/part310"
level: "part"
label: "Part 310"
heading: "Post-Mortem Inspection"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/9/chIII-subchA-part310"
sections_count: 28
---

# Part 310 — Post-Mortem Inspection

Title 9 C.F.R. — Animals and Animal Products › Chapter III — Food Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture › Subchapter A — Agency Organization and Terminology; Mandatory Meat and Poultry Products Inspection and Voluntary Inspection and Certification

## Sections

- [§310.1. Extent and time of post-mortem inspection; post-mortem inspection staffing standards.](/cfr/9/310.1.md)
- [§310.2. Identification of carcass with certain severed parts thereof and with animal from which derived.](/cfr/9/310.2.md)
- [§310.3. Carcasses and parts in certain instances to be retained.](/cfr/9/310.3.md)
- [§310.4. Identification of carcasses and parts; tagging.](/cfr/9/310.4.md)
- [§310.5. Condemned carcasses and parts to be so marked; tanking; separation.](/cfr/9/310.5.md)
- [§310.6. Carcasses and parts passed for cooking; marking.](/cfr/9/310.6.md)
- [§310.7. Removal of spermatic cords, pizzles and preputial diverticuli.](/cfr/9/310.7.md)
- [§310.8. Passing and marking of carcasses and parts.](/cfr/9/310.8.md)
- [§310.9. Anthrax; carcasses not to be eviscerated; disposition of affected carcasses; hides, hoofs, horns, hair, viscera and contents, and fat; handling of blood and scalding vat water; general cleanup and disinfection.](/cfr/9/310.9.md)
- [§310.10. Carcasses with skin or hide on; cleaning before evisceration; removal of larvae of Hypodermae, external parasites and other pathological skin conditions.](/cfr/9/310.10.md)
- [§310.11. Reserved](/cfr/9/310.11.md)
- [§310.12. Sternum to be split; abdominal and thoracic viscera to be removed.](/cfr/9/310.12.md)
- [§310.13. Inflating carcasses or parts thereof; transferring caul or other fat.](/cfr/9/310.13.md)
- [§310.14. Handling of bruised parts.](/cfr/9/310.14.md)
- [§310.15. Disposition of thyroid glands and laryngeal muscle tissue.](/cfr/9/310.15.md)
- [§310.16. Disposition of lungs.](/cfr/9/310.16.md)
- [§310.17. Inspection of mammary glands.](/cfr/9/310.17.md)
- [§310.18. Contamination of carcasses, organs, or other parts.](/cfr/9/310.18.md)
- [§310.19. Inspection of kidneys.](/cfr/9/310.19.md)
- [§310.20. Saving of blood from livestock as an edible product.](/cfr/9/310.20.md)
- [§310.21. Carcasses suspected of containing sulfa and antibiotic residues; sampling frequency; disposition of affected carcasses and parts.](/cfr/9/310.21.md)
- [§310.22. Specified risk materials from cattle and their handling and disposition.](/cfr/9/310.22.md)
- [§310.23. Identification of carcasses and parts of swine.](/cfr/9/310.23.md)
- [§310.24. Reserved](/cfr/9/310.24.md)
- [§310.25. Contamination with microorganisms; process control verification criteria and testing; pathogen reduction standards.](/cfr/9/310.25.md)
- [§310.26. Establishment responsibilities under the new swine slaughter inspection system.](/cfr/9/310.26.md)
- [§310.27. Attestation requirements.](/cfr/9/310.27.md)
- [§310.28. Severability.](/cfr/9/310.28.md)