[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 9, Volume 2]

[Revised as of January 1, 2007]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 9CFR592.340]



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                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS

 

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

                               AGRICULTURE

 

PART 592_VOLUNTARY INSPECTION OF EGG PRODUCTS--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 592.340  Supervision of marking and packaging.



    (a) Evidence of label approval. Inspection program personnel shall 

authorize the use of official identification on any inspected product 

when they have evidence that such official identification or packaging 

material bearing such official identification has been approved in 

accordance with the provisions of Sec. 592.300.

    (b) Affixing of official identification. No official identification 

may be affixed to or placed on or caused to be affixed to or placed on 

any product or container thereof except by an inspection program 

employee or under the supervision of an inspection program employee or 

other person authorized by the Administrator. All such products shall 

have been inspected in accordance with the regulations in this part. 

Inspection program personnel shall have supervision over the use and 

handling of all material bearing any official identification.

    (c) Labels for products sold under Government contract. Inspectors-

in-charge may approve labels for containers of product sold under a 

contract specification to governmental agencies when such product is not 

offered for resale to the general public: Provided, that the contract 

specifications include complete specific requirements with respect to 

labeling, and are made available to inspection program personnel.