Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/9/301.2
Timestamp: 2017-04-29 05:52:19
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Matched Legal Cases: ['art 301', '§ 314', 'art 313', 'art 317', 'art 317', 'art 319', 'art 319', 'art 317', 'art 317', 'art 317', 'art 316', 'art 317', 'art 312', '§ 327', 'art 315', 'art 311', '§ 301', '§ 138', '§ 138', '§ 138', '§ 138', '§ 138', '§ 138', '§ 138', '§ 138', '§ 138', '§ 138', '§ 450', '§ 1901', '§ 1902', '§ 1903', '§\u202f5', '§ 1904', '§ 1905', '§\u202f5', '§ 1906', 'art 301']

9 CFR 301.2 - Definitions. | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
CFR › Title 9 › Chapter III › Subchapter A › Part 301 › Section 301.2 9 CFR 301.2 - Definitions.
As used in this subchapter, unless otherwise required by the context, the following terms shall be construed, respectively, to mean: The Act. The Federal Meat Inspection Act, as amended, ( 34 Stat. 1260, as amended, 81 Stat. 584, 84 Stat. 438, 92 Stat. 1069, 21 U.S.C., sec. 601 et seq.).
Capable of use as human food. This term applies to any carcass, or part or product of a carcass, of any livestock, unless it is denatured or otherwise identified as required by the applicable provisions of §§ 314.3, 314.10, 325.11, and 325.13 of this subchapter to deter its use as a human food, or it is naturally inedible by humans; e.g., hoofs or horns in their natural state.
(2) Abnormal temperature (high or low); (3) Difficult breathing;
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The Act so entitled, approved June 25, 1938 ( 52 Stat. 1040), and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto.
Firm. Any partnership, association, or other unincorporated business organization. Further processing. Smoking, cooking, canning, curing, refining, or rendering in an official establishment of product previously prepared in official establishments.
Inedible. Adulterated, uninspected, or not intended for use as human food. Inhumane slaughter or handling in connection with slaughter. Slaughter or handling in connection with slaughter not in accordance with the Act of August 27, 1958 ( 72 Stat. 862; 7 U.S.C. 1901 through 1906, as amended by the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1978, 92 Stat. 1069) and part 313 of this subchapter. “Inspected and passed” or “U.S. Inspected and Passed” or “U.S. Inspected and Passed by Department of Agriculture” (or any authorized abbreviation thereof). This term means that the product so identified has been inspected and passed under the regulations in this subchapter, and at the time it was inspected, passed, and identified, it was found to be not adulterated. Label. A display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon the immediate container (not including package liners) of any article. Labeling. All labels and other written, printed, or graphic matter: (1) Upon any article or any of its containers or wrappers, or (2) Accompanying such article. Livestock. Cattle, sheep, swine, goat, horse, mule, or other equine.
(1) The part of the muscle of any cattle, sheep, swine, or goats which is skeletal or which is found in the tongue, diaphragm, heart, or esophagus, with or without the accompanying and overlying fat, and the portions of bone (in bone-in product such as T-bone or porterhouse steak), skin, sinew, nerve, and blood vessels which normally accompany the muscle tissue and that are not separated from it in the process of dressing. As applied to products of equines, this term has a comparable meaning. (i) Meat does not include the muscle found in the lips, snout, or ears. (ii) Meat may not include significant portions of bone, including hard bone and related components, such as bone marrow, or any amount of brain, trigeminal ganglia, spinal cord, or dorsal root ganglia (DRG).
Meat food product. Any article capable of use as human food which is made wholly or in part from any meat or other portion of the carcass of any cattle, sheep, swine, or goats, except those exempted from definition as a meat food product by the Administrator in specific cases or by the regulations in part 317 of this subchapter, upon a determination that they contain meat or other portions of such carcasses only in a relatively small proportion or historically have not been considered by consumers as products of the meat food industry, and provided that they comply with any requirements that are imposed in such cases or regulations as conditions of such exemptions to assure that the meat or other portions of such carcasses contained in such articles are not adulterated and that such articles are not represented as meat food products. This term, as applied to food products of equines, shall have a meaning comparable to that provided in this paragraph with respect to cattle, sheep, swine, and goats. Misbranded. This term applies to any carcass, part thereof, meat or meat food product under one or more of the following circumstances: (1) If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular; (2) If it is offered for sale under the name of another food; (3) If it is an imitation of another food, unless its label bears, in type of uniform size and prominence, the word “imitation” and immediately thereafter, the name of the food imitated; (4) If its container is so made, formed, or filled as to be misleading; (5) If in a package or other container unless it bears a label showing: (i) The name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor; and (ii) An accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count; except as otherwise provided in part 317 of this subchapter with respect to the quantity of contents; (6) If any word, statement, or other information required by or under authority of the Act to appear on the label or other labeling is not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness (as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices, in the labeling) and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use; (7) If it purports to be or is represented as a food for which a definition and standard of identity or composition has been prescribed by the regulations in part 319 of this subchapter unless: (i) It conforms to such definition and standard, and (ii) Its label bears the name of the food specified in the definition and standard and, insofar as may be required by such regulations, the common names of optional ingredients (other than spices, flavoring, and coloring) present in such food; (8) If it purports to be or is represented as a food for which a standard or standards of fill of container have been prescribed by the regulations in part 319 of this subchapter, and it falls below the standard of fill of container applicable thereto, unless its label bears, in such manner and form as such regulations specify, a statement that it falls below such standard; (9) If it is not subject to the provisions of paragraph (vv)(7)(ii) of this section unless its label bears: (i) The common or usual name of the food, if any there be, and (ii) In case it is fabricated from two or more ingredients, the common or usual name of each such ingredient, except as otherwise provided in part 317 of this subchapter; (10) If it purports to be or is represented for special dietary uses, unless its label bears such information concerning its vitamin, mineral, and other dietary properties as is required by the regulations in part 317 of this subchapter. (11) If it bears or contains any artificial flavoring, artificial coloring, or chemical preservative, unless it bears a label stating that fact; except as otherwise provided by the regulations in part 317 of this subchapter; or (12) If it fails to bear, directly thereon or on its containers, when required by the regulations in part 316 or 317 of this subchapter, the inspection legend and, unrestricted by any of the foregoing, such other information as the Administrator may require in such regulations to assure that it will not have false or misleading labeling and that the public will be informed of the manner of handling required to maintain the article in a wholesome condition. Nonfood compound. Any substance proposed for use in official establishments, the intended use of which will not result, directly or indirectly, in the substance becoming a component or otherwise affecting the characteristics of meat food and meat products, excluding labeling and packaging materials as covered in part 317 of the subchapter. Official certificate. Any certificate prescribed by the regulations in this subchapter for issuance by an inspector or other person performing official functions under the Act. Official device. Any device prescribed by the regulations in part 312 of this subchapter for use in applying any official mark. Official establishment. Any slaughtering, cutting, boning, meat canning, curing, smoking, salting, packing, rendering, or similar establishment at which inspection is maintained under the regulations in this subchapter. Official import inspection establishment. This term means any establishment, other than an official establishment as defined in paragraph (zz) of this section, where inspections are authorized to be conducted as prescribed in § 327.6 of this subchapter. Official inspection legend. Any symbol prescribed by the regulations in this subchapter showing that an article was inspected and passed in accordance with the Act. Official mark. The official inspection legend or any other symbol prescribed by the regulations in this subchapter to identify the status of any article or animal under the Act. Packaging material. Any cloth, paper, plastic, metal, or other material used to form a container, wrapper, label, or cover for meat products. Person. Any individual, firm, or corporation. Pesticide chemical, food additive, color additive, raw agricultural commodity. These terms shall have the same meanings for purposes of the Act and the regulations in this subchapter as under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Product. Any carcass, meat, meat byproduct, or meat food product, capable of use as human food. Renderer. Any person engaged in the business of rendering carcasses or parts or products of the carcasses of any livestock except rendering conducted under inspection or exemption under Title I of the Act. Shipping container. The outside container (box, bag, barrel, crate, or other receptacle or covering) containing or wholly or partly enclosing any product packed in one or more immediate containers.
Territory. Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, and any other territory or possession of the United States, excluding the Canal Zone. U.S. Condemned. This term means that the livestock so identified has been inspected and found to be in a dying condition, or to be affected with any other condition or disease that would require condemnation of its carcass. U.S. Inspected and Condemned (or any authorized abbreviation thereof). This term means that the carcass, viscera, other part of carcass, or other product so identified has been inspected, found to be adulterated, and condemned under the regulations in this subchapter. U.S. Passed for Cooking. This term means that the meat or meat byproduct so identified has been inspected and passed on condition that it be cooked or rendered as prescribed by the regulations in part 315 of this chapter. U.S. Passed for Refrigeration. This term means that the meat or meat byproduct so identified has been inspected and passed on condition that it be refrigerated or otherwise handled as prescribed by the regulations in part 311 of this subchapter.
U.S. Suspect. This term means that the livestock so identified is suspected of being affected with a disease or condition which may require its condemnation, in whole or in part, when slaughtered, and is subject to further examination by an inspector to determine its disposal. United States. The States, the District of Columbia, and the Territories of the United States.
[ 35 FR 15554, Oct. 3, 1970]
For Federal Register citations affecting § 301.2, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.fdsys.gov.
This is a list of United States Code sections, Statutes at Large, Public Laws, and Presidential Documents, which provide rulemaking authority for this CFR Part.This list is taken from the Parallel Table of Authorities and Rules provided by GPO [Government Printing Office].It is not guaranteed to be accurate or up-to-date, though we do refresh the database weekly. More limitations on accuracy are described at the GPO site.United States CodeU.S. Code: Title 7 - AGRICULTURE§ 138 - Definitions§ 138a - National Laboratory Accreditation Program§ 138b - Accreditation§ 138c - Samples§ 138d - Application§ 138e - Reporting§ 138f - Fees§ 138g - Public disclosure§ 138h - Regulations§ 138i - Effect of other laws§ 450 - Cooperation with State agencies in administration and enforcement of laws relating to marketing of agricultural products and control or eradication of plant...and pests; coordination of administration of Federal and State laws§ 1901 - Findings and declaration of policy§ 1902 - Humane methods§ 1903 - Repealed. Pub. L. 95–445, § 5(b), Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1069§ 1904 - Methods research; designation of methods§ 1905 - Repealed. Pub. L. 95–445, § 5(b), Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1069§ 1906 - Exemption of ritual slaughter
Title 9 published on 14-Apr-2017 03:28The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 9 CFR Part 301 after this date.2017-02-22; vol. 82 # 34 - Wednesday, February 22, 201782 FR 11324 - Revision of the Nutrition Facts Labels for Meat and Poultry; Products and Updating Certain Reference Amounts Customarily Consumed
9 CFR 332.1 — Definitions.
9 CFR 318.17 — Requirements for the Production of Cooked Beef, Roast Beef, and Cooked Corned Beef Products.
9 CFR 325.11 — Inedible Articles: Denaturing and Other Means of Identification; Exceptions.
9 CFR 318.308 — Deviations in Processing.
9 CFR 381.308 — Deviations in Processing.
9 CFR 318.23 — Heat-Processing and Stabilization Requirements for Uncured Meat Patties.
9 CFR 304.1 — Application for Inspection.
9 CFR 94.20 — Importation of Meat, Meat Byproducts, and Meat Food Products Derived From Bovines From Regions of Controlled Risk for BSE.
9 CFR 301.2 — Definitions.
9 CFR 318.24 — Product Prepared Using Advanced Meat/Bone Separation Machinery; Process Control.
9 CFR 94.21 — Importation of Meat, Meat Byproducts, and Meat Food Products Derived From Bovines From Regions of Undetermined Risk for BSE.
9 CFR 352.1 — Definitions.
9 CFR 381.300 — Definitions.
9 CFR 94.19 — Importation of Meat, Meat Byproducts, and Meat Food Products Derived From Bovines From Regions of Negligible Risk for BSE.
9 CFR 318.300 — Definitions.
9 CFR 313.1 — Livestock Pens, Driveways and Ramps.
21 CFR 179.26 — Ionizing Radiation for the Treatment of Food.