TITLE 9 - ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS

CHAPTER III - FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

SUBCHAPTER A - AGENCY ORGANIZATION AND TERMINOLOGY; MANDATORY MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION AND VOLUNTARY INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION

PART 381 - POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION REGULATIONS

subpart n - LABELING AND CONTAINERS

381.123 - Official inspection mark; official establishment number.

The immediate container of every inspected and passed poultry product shall bear: (a) The official inspection legend; and (b) The official establishment number of the official establishment in which the product was processed under inspection and placed as follows: (1) Within the official inspection legend in the form required by subpart M of this part; or (2) Outside the official inspection legend elsewhere on the exterior of the container or its labeling, e.g., the lid of a can, if shown in a prominent and legible manner in a size sufficient to insure easy visibility and recognition and accompanied by the prefix P; or (3) Off the exterior of the container, e.g., on a metal clip used to close casings or bags, or on the back of a paper label of a canned product, or on other packaging or labeling in the container, e.g., on aluminum pans and trays placed within containers, when a statement of its location is printed contiguous to the official inspection legend, such as Plant No. on Package Closure or Plant No. on Pan, if shown in a prominent and legible manner in a size sufficient to ensure easy visibility and recognition; or (4) On an insert label placed under a transparent covering if clearly visible and legible and accompanied by the prefix P.

[47 FR 29515, July 7, 1982]