9 CFR § 310.8 - Passing and marking of carcasses and parts.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t9/s310.8"
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title: "9 CFR § 310.8 - Passing and marking of carcasses and parts."
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "310.8"
section_name: "Passing and marking of carcasses and parts."
chapter_name: "FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "AGENCY ORGANIZATION AND TERMINOLOGY; MANDATORY MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION AND VOLUNTARY INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION"
part_number: "310"
part_name: "POST-MORTEM INSPECTION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 601-695; 7 CFR 2.18, 2.53."
regulatory_source: "35 FR 15567, Oct. 3, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "310"
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# 310.8 Passing and marking of carcasses and parts.

Carcasses and parts found to be sound, healthful, wholesome, and otherwise not adulterated shall be passed and marked as provided in part 316 of this subchapter. In all cases where carcasses showing localized lesions are passed for food or for cooking and “U.S. Retained” tags are attached to the carcasses, the affected tissues shall be removed and condemned before the tags are removed. “U.S. Retained” tags shall be removed only by a Program employee.