9 CFR § 416.6 - Tagging insanitary equipment, utensils, rooms or compartments.

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title: "9 CFR § 416.6 - Tagging insanitary equipment, utensils, rooms or compartments."
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
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section_name: "Tagging insanitary equipment, utensils, rooms or compartments."
chapter_name: "FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
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subchapter_name: "REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE FEDERAL MEAT INSPECTION ACT, THE POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT, AND THE EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT"
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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."
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# 416.6 Tagging insanitary equipment, utensils, rooms or compartments.

When an FSIS program employee finds that any equipment, utensil, room, or compartment at an official establishment is insanitary or that its use could cause the adulteration of product, he will attach to it a “U.S. Rejected” tag. Equipment, utensils, rooms, or compartments so tagged cannot be used until made acceptable. Only an FSIS program employee may remove a “U.S. Rejected” tag.

[64 FR 56417, Oct. 20, 1999]