9 CFR § 416.14 - Maintenance of Sanitation SOP's.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t9/s416.14"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "9 CFR § 416.14 - Maintenance of Sanitation SOP's."
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "416.14"
section_name: "Maintenance of Sanitation SOP's."
chapter_name: "FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE FEDERAL MEAT INSPECTION ACT, THE POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT, AND THE EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT"
part_number: "416"
part_name: "SANITATION"
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. 451-470, 601-695, 1031-1056; 7 U.S.C. 450, 1901-1906; 7 CFR 2.18, 2.53."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 38868, July 25, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "416"
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# 416.14 Maintenance of Sanitation SOP's.

Each official establishment shall routinely evaluate the effectiveness of the Sanitation SOP's and the procedures therein in preventing direct contamination or adulteration of product(s) and shall revise both as necessary to keep them effective and current with respect to changes in facilities, equipment, utensils, operations, or personnel.