16. Chickens must be bled, scalded and plucked in the slaughtering area.
When carrying out those operations, the following prescriptions must be complied with:(1) the chickens must be placed on the restraining equipment referred to in subparagraph e of the first paragraph of section 8, restrained, rendered unconscious and bled in accordance with sections 141 to 143 of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SOR/2018-108);
(2) bleeding must be complete;
(3) scalding and plucking must be carried out using the equipment referred to in subparagraph f of the first paragraph of section 8 and the water from the scalding equipment must be renewed according to the volume of the operations.
2022-04-01M.O. 2022-04-01, s. 16.