21 CFR § 117.95 - Holding and distribution of human food by-products for use as animal food.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s117.95"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 117.95 - Holding and distribution of human food by-products for use as animal food."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "117.95"
section_name: "Holding and distribution of human food by-products for use as animal food."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION"
part_number: "117"
part_name: "CURRENT GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE, HAZARD ANALYSIS, AND RISK-BASED PREVENTIVE CONTROLS FOR HUMAN FOOD"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 331, 342, 343, 350d note, 350g, 350g note, 371, 374; 42 U.S.C. 243, 264, 271."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 56145, Sept. 17, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "117"
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# 117.95 Holding and distribution of human food by-products for use as animal food.
(a) Human food by-products held for distribution as animal food without additional manufacturing or processing by the human food processor, as identified in § 507.12 of this chapter, must be held under conditions that will protect against contamination, including the following:
(1) Containers and equipment used to convey or hold human food by-products for use as animal food before distribution must be designed, constructed of appropriate material, cleaned as necessary, and maintained to protect against the contamination of human food by-products for use as animal food;
(2) Human food by-products for use as animal food held for distribution must be held in a way to protect against contamination from sources such as trash; and
(3) During holding, human food by-products for use as animal food must be accurately identified.
(b) Labeling that identifies the by-product by the common or usual name must be affixed to or accompany human food by-products for use as animal food when distributed.
(c) Shipping containers (*e.g.,* totes, drums, and tubs) and bulk vehicles used to distribute human food by-products for use as animal food must be examined prior to use to protect against contamination of the human food by-products for use as animal food from the container or vehicle when the facility is responsible for transporting the human food by-products for use as animal food itself or arranges with a third party to transport the human food by-products for use as animal food.
[80 FR 56337, Sept. 17, 2015]