What happens to poultry parts rejected during inspection?

During poultry processing, parts or entire carcasses that fail inspection are deemed unfit for human consumption and removed from the food chain.12

When an inspector identifies a bird or specific part as unwholesome, it is placed into a container explicitly marked "inedibles". To ensure these materials are not accidentally reintroduced into the food supply, the contents of these containers are typically dyed—often a blue-purple color—under the direct supervision of the inspector. This process is a critical safety measure to prevent the mixing of condemned material with edible poultry products.1