Updated: 2005-11-29
REGULATORY ACTION GUIDANCE
The following represents the criteria for direct reference seizure to the Division of Compliance Management and Operations (HFC-210) and for direct citation by the District Offices:
The average (minimum 12 subsamples) of any code, or of the lot if no code is present, is at least the following:
NOTE: Drosophila maggots 2 mm, or less in length shall be considered equivalent to fly eggs, for the purpose of this guide.
REMARKS:
Seizures involving these products must be discussed with the U.S. Department of
Agriculture. Submit the following information *by e-mail* or FAX to CFSAN/Office of
*Compliance*/Division of Enforcement (HFS-605) and await reply
before proceeding:
Sample Number | Date of Shipment |
Article Involved | Dealer |
Amount of Lot | Shipper |
Codes | Analytical Conclusions |
SPECIMEN CHARGE:
The article was adulterated when introduced into and while in interstate commerce,
and is adulterated while held for sale after shipment in interstate commerce within
the meaning of said Act 21 U.S.C. 342(a)(3), in that it consists in part of a filthy
substance by reason of the presence therein of fly eggs and maggots.
NOTE: Use direct reference citation authority only when prosecution is anticipated and evidence to support a prosecution is included with the adulteration charge. Evidence necessary to support a prosecution is specified in existing regulatory procedures issuances.
*Material between asterisks is new or revised.*
Issued: 1/1/73
Reissued: 11/21/79
Revised: 10/1/80
Reissued: 12/1/82
Revised: 12/8/88, 3/95, 5/2005