[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 2, Parts 200 to end]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR312.6]

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                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
 
     CHAPTER III--FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 312--OFFICIAL MARKS, DEVICES AND CERTIFICATES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 312.6  Official marks and devices in connection with post-mortem inspection and identification of adulterated products and insanitary equipment and 
          facilities.

    (a) The official marks required by parts 310 and 416 of this chapter 
for use in post-mortem inspection and identification of adulterated 
products and insanitary equipment and facilities are:
    (1) The tag (Form MP-427) which is used to retain carcasses and 
parts of carcasses in the slaughter department; it is black and white, 
and bears the legend ``U.S. Retained.''
    (2) The ``U.S. Retained'' mark which is applied to products and 
articles as prescribed in part 310 of this subchapter by means of a 
paper tag (Form MP-35) bearing the legend ``U.S. Retained.''
    (3) The ``U.S. Rejected'' mark which is used to identify insanitary 
buildings, rooms, or equipment as prescribed in part 416, section 6, of 
this chapter and is applied by means of a paper tag (Form MP-35) bearing 
the legend ``U.S. Rejected.''
    (4) The ``U.S. Passed for Cooking'' mark is applied on products 
passed for cooking as prescribed in part 310 of this subchapter by means 
of a brand and is in the following form:
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    (5) The ``U.S. Inspected and Condemned'' mark shall be applied to 
products condemned as prescribed in part 310 by means of a brand and is 
in the following form:
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    (b) The ``U.S. Retained'' and ``U.S. Rejected'' tags, and all other 
brands, stamps, labels, and other devices approved by the Administrator 
and bearing any official mark prescribed in paragraph (a) of this 
section, shall be official devices for purposes of the Act.

[35 FR 15573, Oct. 3, 1970, as amended at 38 FR 29214, Oct. 23, 1973; 39 
FR 36000; Oct. 7, 1974; 43 FR 29268, July 7, 1978; 64 FR 36415, Oct. 20, 
1999; 65 FR 2284, Jan. 14, 2000]