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Fish and Shellfish

Covered 

Commodity

Country of 

Origin

Regulatory Text 

Citation Conditions Examples of Acceptable Labeling Terms

Farm Raised 

Fish and 

Shellfish 

U.S. 7 CFR 60.128 (c) 

1. Hatched, raised, harvested, & processed 

in the U.S. and ; 

2. No substantial transformation outside 

the U.S. 

"Product of the 

U.S.(A)" "U.S.(A)"

Wild 

Fish and 

Shellfish 

U.S. 7 CFR 60.128 (d) 

1. Harvested in U.S. waters or by a U.S. 

vessel and; 

2. Processed in the U.S. or aboard a U.S. 

vessel and ; 

3. No substantial transformation outside the U.S. 

"Product of the 

U.S.(A)" "U.S.(A)"

Farm Raised 

Fish and 

Shellfish 

Imported 7 CFR 60.200 (f) Imported products that have NOT undergone substantial 

transformation in the U.S. As declared by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

Farm Raised & 

Wild Fish and 

Shellfish 

Imported 7 CFR 60.200 (g) Imported products which HAVE undergone substantial 

transformation in the U.S. 

"From Country X, Processed in the U.S." or;

"Product of Country X and the U.S.(A)"

Farm Raised & 

Wild Fish and 

Shellfish Commingled

7 CFR 60.200 (h) 

(1) 

1. Imported products NOT substantially transformed in the 

U.S., plus; 

2. Other imported products NOT substantially transformed in 

the U.S. and/or with; 

3. Products of U.S. origin and/or with; 

4. Imported products that HAVE been substantially 

transformed in the U.S. 

Declaration shall indicate countries of origin in 

accordance with existing Federal requirements.

Farm Raised & 

Wild Fish and 

Shellfish 

Commingled 7 CFR 60.200 (h) 

(2) 

1. Imported products that HAVE been substantially 

transformed in the U.S. plus; 

2. Other imported products that HAVE been substantially 

transformed in the U.S., and/or with; 

3. Product of U.S. origin 

Declaration shall indicate countries contained therein or 

may be contained therein.

Meat Muscle Cut Commodities

Meat Labeling Categories

A - U.S. Origin

B - Multiple Countries of Origin

C - Imported for Immediate Slaughter

D - Foreign Origin
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Covered 

Commodity Category

Regulatory 

Text 

Citation

Production Steps 

Examples of Acceptable Labeling Terms Born Raised Slaughtered Imported 

for 

Immediate 

Slaughter? 

Conditions 

MUSCLE CUTS of 

lamb, chicken, 

goat 

A 

7 CFR 

65.260 (a) 

(1) U.S. U.S. U.S. NA "Born, Raised, and Slaughtered in the U.S.(A)"

"Born, Raised, and Harvested in the U.S.(A)"

MUSCLE CUTS of 

lamb, chicken, 

goat

A 

7 CFR 

65.260 (a) 

(2) 

Alaska 

or 

Hawaii 

Alaska 

or 

Hawaii U.S. NA Transported through 

Canada <60 days 

"Born, Raised, and Slaughtered in the U.S.(A)" 

"Born, Raised, and Harvested in the U.S.(A)"

MUSCLE CUTS of 

lamb, chicken, 

goat

B 

7 CFR 

65.300 (e) 

Country 

X U.S. U.S. NO 

If an animal is raised in 

the U.S. and another 

country(ies), the raising 

may be omitted from the 

origin designation except 

as defined in 7 CFR 

65.180 

"Born in Country X, Raised and Slaughtered in the 

U.S.(A)" 

"Born in Country X, Raised and Harvested in the U.S.(A)"

EXAMPLE Lamb shoulder derived from an animal born in Canada, raised and slaughtered in the U.S. 

“Born in Canada, Raised and Slaughtered in the U.S.” 

“Born in Canada, Raised and Harvested in the U.S.” 

MUSCLE CUTS of 

lamb, chicken, 

goat

C 

7 CFR 

65.300 (e) 

Country 

X 

Country 

X U.S. YES 

"Born and Raised in Country X, Slaughtered in the 

U.S.(A)" 

"Born and Raised in Country X, Harvested in the U.S.(A)"

EXAMPLE 

Chicken legs derived from an animal that was born and raised in Canada, imported into the U.S. for the 

purpose of immediate slaughter. 

"Born and Raised in Canada, Slaughtered in the U.S." 

"Born and Raised in Canada, Harvested in the U.S." 

MUSCLE CUTS of 

lamb, chicken, 

goat

D 

7 CFR 

65.300 (f) 

(2) 

Country 

X 

Country 

X Country X NO 

Origin shall be declared 

by CBP. May include 

information on born, 

raised, and slaughtered. 

"Product of Country X" 

EXAMPLE Lamb chops derived from animals where all production steps occurred in a foreign country; imported into 

the U.S. 

"Product of Australia" or "Born, Raised, and Slaughtered 

in Australia" 

Ground Meat Commodities
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Covered 

Commodity

Category Regulatory Text 

Citation

Production Steps Acceptable Labeling Terms

Born Raised Slaughtered Imported for 

Immediate 

Slaughter? 

Further 

Processed 

Conditions 

GROUND lamb, 

chicken, goat NA 7 CFR 65.300 (h) U.S. or Imported 

Raw material from specific 

origin is not in inventory 

>60 

days 

Label shall list all 

countries contained 

therein or may be 

contained therein.
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Perishable Agricultural Commodities Nuts and Ginseng

Covered Commodity Regulatory Text 

Citation

Conditions Examples of Acceptable Labeling Terms Options

Perishable agricultural 

commodities, peanuts, pecans, 

macadamia nuts, ginseng

7 CFR 65.260 (b) Produced in the U.S. 

"Product of U.S.(A)" 

"Produce of U.S.(A)"

"Grown In..."

"U.S.(A)"

State; Region; or Locality

Abbreviations may be used for state, regional, 

or locality label declarations using U.S. Postal 

Service abbreviations. 

Perishable agricultural 

commodities, peanuts, pecans, 

macadamia nuts, ginseng

7 CFR 65.300 (f) Imported As declared by Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP)

Abbreviations may be used for state, regional, 

or locality label declarations using 

abbreviations as approved by CBP. 

Perishable agricultural 

commodities, peanuts, pecans, 

macadamia nuts, ginseng

7 CFR 65.300 (g) Commingled Label shall list countries of origin in accordance 

with other Federal regulations

Abbreviations may be used for state, regional, 

or locality label declarations using U.S. Postal 

Service 

abbreviations and abbreviations approved by 

CBP.