7 CFR § 98.100 - General.

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title: "7 CFR § 98.100 - General."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "98.100"
section_name: "General."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "COMMODITY LABORATORY TESTING PROGRAMS"
part_number: "98"
part_name: "MEALS, READY-TO-EAT (MREs), MEATS, AND MEAT PRODUCTS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 1622, 1624."
regulatory_source: "58 FR 42445, Aug. 9, 1993, unless otherwise noted."
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# 98.100 General.

A laboratory that has met the requirements for certification specified in this subpart shall receive an AMS Science and Technology certificate to approve its analysis for *Trichinella* spiralis in horsemeat. Certification would be granted to a qualified analyst or a laboratory based on having the proper training, facilities, and equipment. This AMS laboratory certification program will enable horsemeat exporters to comply with trichinae testing requirements of the European Community.

[58 FR 42445, Aug. 9, 1993, as amended at 61 FR 51353, Oct. 2, 1996; 65 FR 64318, Oct. 26, 2000]