ASTM F2341-03

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Designation:F2341–03
Standard Practice for
User Requirements for Livestock, Meat, and Poultry
Evaluation Devices or Systems
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2341; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2.1.6 evaluation device, n—equipment designed to measure
composition, or quality constituents used to determine value of
1.1 This standard covers the requirements for users of
live animals, carcasses, and individual cuts of meat.
livestock, meat, and poultry evaluation devices or systems used
2.1.7 evaluation system, n—device or group of devices used
to measure and record composition or quality constituents of
to measure and record composition, or quality constituents
live animals, carcasses, and individual cuts of meat, when
used to determine value of live animals, carcasses, and
those devices or systems provide data that is used to determine
individual cuts of meat.
economic value. Areas covered include installation, operator
2.1.8 livestock, n—cattle, sheep, swine and other domesti-
training, operation, verification, inspection and maintenance of
cated meat animals.
these evaluation devices or systems, and documentation of
2.1.9 original data, n—initial data recorded by the device or
procedures for retention of original data.
system.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
2.1.10 poultry, n—chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
other domesticated fowl.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
2.1.11 production day, n—period not exceeding 24 con-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
secutive hours beginning with the initial production shift.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
2.1.12 user, n—person or entity that employs an evaluation
2. Terminology
system or device to determine value of live animals, carcasses,
or individual cuts of meat or poultry.
2.1 Definitions:
2.1.13 value, commerce, n—measure of economic worth in
2.1.1 accurate, adj—when performance or value of a de-
commerce.
vice, as determined by tests made with suitable reference
material (standard), conforms to the standard within the allow-
3. Significance and Use
able tolerance.
3.1 There are several live animal or carcass evaluation
2.1.2 carcass, n—the harvested animal, whether eviscerated
devices or systems used or under development for use in
or not.
determination of economic value of live animals, carcasses, or
2.1.2.1 Discussion—A carcass may or may not be split into
individual cuts of meat. The correct use of these devices or
separate sides: one or both sides may be measured or evalu-
systems may affect the reliability of the data.
ated.
3.2 This standard provides user requirements for installa-
2.1.3 device operator, n—any individual whose job respon-
tion, operator training, operation, verification, inspection,
sibilities include the operation of an evaluation device or
maintenance, and retention of original data.
system.
2.1.4 document, n—permanent physical record, paper or
4. Procedure
electronic.
4.1 Installation—Accurate and consistent results can only
2.1.5 documentation, n—use of documents in authenticating
be obtained from a device or equipment that is properly
or substantiating an act that may include user’s guides,
installed and operated. The user shall maintain documentation
technical manuals, setup and installation instructions, labeling,
that, at the time of installation, the measuring device was
and procedures for retaining original data.
properly installed according to design specifications and manu-
facturer’s requirements.
This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F10 on Livestock,
4.2 Operator Training:
Meat, and Poultry Evaluation Systems and is the direct responsibility of Subcom-
mittee F10.30 on User Requirements.
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2003. Published December 2003.
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F2341–03
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