Full Title Name:  Code of Federal Regulations - 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 317. Labeling, Marking Devices, and Containers

Country of Origin:  United States Citation:  9 C.F.R. 317 Agency Origin:  Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA Last Checked:  April, 2015 Date Adopted:  1970 Last Date Amended:  2010

Summary: These former Federal Meat Inspection Act regulations detail the law surrounding labeling, marking, and containing packaged food prior to 2014. Read an Animal Welfare Institute petition to amend section 317.4 of labeling regulations under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA). The new regulations went into effect in 2014.

Documents:  CFR-2011-title9-vol2-part317.pdf (487.02 KB)