Rantoul Foods Updated:04/18/18 USDA Establishment 35 Implemented:04/27/15 205 Turner Drive Rantoul, IL 61866 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

Product Code: 22884 Product: Pork Belly, Skin-On Description: This product consists of the complete skin on pork belly cut and packed according to the proceeding specifications.

Cutting/Boning Instructions Packaging Specifications Storage: Maintain Fresh Trim Specs: 1) Flank submuscle removed on lean surface. 2) Remaining leaf lard is removed from lean surface. 3) Sanitation trim on skin surface will result in rejection. Therefore, bellies Pack Style: COV/BOX requiring skin removal shall be completely skinned and packed as such. Bag Use/Fze by date: NO

Box Use/Fze by date: NO Wt/Size Spec: UNGRADED

Case Wt: (lbs.) catch weight Primal Specification: Shoulder/Middle separation is removed from shoulder via a straight cut

between the 1st and 2nd rib. Ham is removed from middle 1.25” anterior to the aitch bone. 4” Pcs/Bag: 1 scribe width measured from the junction of the 10th rib with the chine to the sawed edge.

Bags/Box: 3 Further Butchering Procedures: Meat flank atop flank area of belly is removed by wizard knife at the natural seam underlying this piece of lean. Any significant, visible leaf lard remaining in this area is also removed at this time.

Additional Description: 1) Complete Skin-On. 2) Thickness of belly must be greater than ½”. 3) No holes within the belly. 4) Width must be at least 9” at either end. 5) No “snowballing” bigger than a quarter on the lean surface.

Quality Control: Critical Defect Criteria 1) Presence of foreign material (fecal, gland) 2) Belly is less Quality Control Measures: than 9” wide, or less than 20” long. 3) Presence of hair. 4) Skinless patches 5) Presence 1) Routine Belly audits by QC. of bone or hard cartilage. 6) Presence of holes 7) Width of less than 9” inches. 8) Incorrect weight grade.

Major Defect Criteria 1) Presence of hair – less than 50 threads. 2) Snowballs 3) Skinless patch which is less than 1”x1”. 4) Presence of soft cartilage. 5) Excessive leaf lard remaining.

Minor Defect Criteria 1) Presence of trace amount of leaf lard on lean surface.