9 CFR § 318.9 - Samples of products, water, dyes, chemicals, etc., to be taken for examination.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t9/s318.9"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "9 CFR § 318.9 - Samples of products, water, dyes, chemicals, etc., to be taken for examination."
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "318.9"
section_name: "Samples of products, water, dyes, chemicals, etc., to be taken for examination."
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: "318"
part_name: "ENTRY INTO OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS; REINSPECTION AND PREPARATION OF PRODUCTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 1633, 1901-1906; 21 U.S.C. 601-695; 7 CFR 2.18, 2.53."
cfr_part: "318"
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# 318.9 Samples of products, water, dyes, chemicals, etc., to be taken for examination.
Samples of products, water, dyes, chemicals, preservatives, spices, or other articles in any official establishment shall be taken, without cost to the Program, for examination, as often as may be deemed necessary for the efficient conduct of the inspection.