[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: 9CFR312.6]



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                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS

 

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

                               AGRICULTURE

 

PART 312_OFFICIAL MARKS, DEVICES AND CERTIFICATES--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 312.6  Official marks and devices in connection with post-mortem inspection and identification of adulterated products and insanitary equipment and 

          facilities.



    (a) The official marks required by parts 310 and 416 of this chapter 

for use in post-mortem inspection and identification of adulterated 

products and insanitary equipment and facilities are:

    (1) The tag (Form MP-427) which is used to retain carcasses and 

parts of carcasses in the slaughter department; it is black and white, 

and bears the legend ``U.S. Retained.''

    (2) The ``U.S. Retained'' mark which is applied to products and 

articles as prescribed in part 310 of this subchapter by means of a 

paper tag (Form MP-35) bearing the legend ``U.S. Retained.''

    (3) The ``U.S. Rejected'' mark which is used to identify insanitary 

buildings, rooms, or equipment as prescribed in part 416, section 6, of 

this chapter and is applied by means of a paper tag (Form MP-35) bearing 

the legend ``U.S. Rejected.''

    (4) The ``U.S. Passed for Cooking'' mark is applied on products 

passed for cooking as prescribed in part 310 of this subchapter by means 

of a brand and is in the following form:

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    (5) The ``U.S. Inspected and Condemned'' mark shall be applied to 

products condemned as prescribed in part 310 by means of a brand and is 

in the following form:

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    (b) The ``U.S. Retained'' and ``U.S. Rejected'' tags, and all other 

brands, stamps, labels, and other devices approved by the Administrator 

and bearing any official mark prescribed in paragraph (a) of this 

section, shall be official devices for purposes of the Act.



[35 FR 15573, Oct. 3, 1970, as amended at 38 FR 29214, Oct. 23, 1973; 39 

FR 36000; Oct. 7, 1974; 43 FR 29268, July 7, 1978; 64 FR 36415, Oct. 20, 

1999; 65 FR 2284, Jan. 14, 2000]