9 CFR 166.7 - Cooking standards.

Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 07, 2026

Title 9 - Animals and Animal Products last revised: Jan 28, 2026

View all text of Part 166 [§ 166.1 - § 166.15]

§ 166.7 - Cooking standards.

(a) Garbage shall be heated throughout at boiling (212 °F. or 100 °C. at sea level) for 30 (thirty) minutes.

(b) Garbage shall be agitated during cooking, except in steam cooking equipment, to ensure that the prescribed cooking temperature is maintained throughout the cooking container for the prescribed length of time.

authority: 7 U.S.C. 3801-3813; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.8, and 371.4

source: 47 FR 49945, Nov. 3, 1982, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 9 CFR 166.7