[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 9, Volume 2]

[Revised as of January 1, 2007]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 9CFR355.34]



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                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS

 

     CHAPTER III--FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 

                               AGRICULTURE

 

PART 355_CERTIFIED PRODUCTS FOR DOGS, CATS, AND OTHER CARNIVORA;

 

Sec. 355.34  Labels, approval of, by Administrator.



    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, no label 

shall be used on any container of certified products until it has been 

approved by the Administrator. For the convenience of the inspected 

plant, sketches or proofs of proposed labels may be submitted in 

triplicate to the Administrator for approval, and the preparation of the 

finished labels deferred until such approval is obtained. All finished 

labels shall be submitted in quadruplicate to the Administrator for 

approval. In the case of lithographed labels, paper take-offs in lieu of 

sections of the metal containers shall be submitted for approval. Such 

paper take-offs shall not be in the form of a negative but shall be a 

complete reproduction of the label as it will appear on the package, 

including any color scheme involved.

    (b) Inserts, tags, liners, pasters, and like devices containing 

printed or graphic matter for use on, or to be placed within, containers 

and coverings of certified products shall be submitted for approval in 

the same manner as provided for labels in paragraph (a) of this section, 

except that inspectors in charge may permit the use of such devices if 

they contain no reference to the certified products and bear no 

misleading feature.

    (c) Stencils, labels, box dies, and brands may be used on shipping 

containers, including tierces, barrels, drums, boxes, crates, and large-

size fiberboard containers, without approval by the Administrator, 

provided the



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markings are applicable to the certified products, are not false or 

deceptive, and are used with the approval of the circuit supervisor.

    (d) No certified product and no container thereof shall be labeled 

with any false or deceptive term, and no statement, word, picture, 

design, or device which conveys any false impression or gives any false 

indication of the origin, quality, or quantity of the product shall 

appear on any label.