9 CFR § 316.16 - Custom prepared products to be marked “Not for Sale.”
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t9/s316.16"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "9 CFR § 316.16 - Custom prepared products to be marked “Not for Sale.”"
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "316.16"
section_name: "Custom prepared products to be marked “Not for Sale.”"
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: "316"
part_name: "MARKING PRODUCTS AND THEIR CONTAINERS"
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, 2.55."
regulatory_source: "35 FR 15577, Oct. 3, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "316"
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# 316.16 Custom prepared products to be marked “Not for Sale.”
Carcasses and parts therefrom that are prepared on a custom basis under § 303.1(a)(2) of this subchapter shall be marked at the time of preparation with the term “Not for Sale” in letters at least three-eighths inch in height, except that such products need not be so marked if in immediate containers properly labeled in accordance with the regulations in § 317.16 of this subchapter. Ink used for marking such products must comply with the requirements of § 316.5.
[35 FR 15577, Oct. 3, 1970, as amended at 38 FR 29214, Oct. 23, 1973]