[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR60.300]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
 CHAPTER I--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE \1\ (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, 
       MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (CONTINUED)
 
PART 60_COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING FOR FISH AND SHELLFISH--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 60.300  Markings.

    (a) Country of origin declarations and method of production (wild 
and/or farm-raised) designations can either be in the form of a placard, 
sign, label, sticker, band, twist tie, pin tag, or other format that 
provides country of origin and method of production information. The 
country of origin declaration and method of production (wild and/or 
farm-raised) designation may be combined or made separately. Except as 
provided in Sec. 60.200(g) and 60.200(h) of this regulation, the 
declaration of the country(ies) of origin of a product shall be listed 
according to applicable Federal legal requirements. Country of origin 
declarations may be in the form of a check box provided it is in 
conformance with other Federal legal requirements. Various forms of the 
production designation are acceptable, including ``wild caught'', 
``wild'', ``farm-raised'', ``farmed'', or a combination of these terms 
for blended products that contain both wild and farm-raised fish or 
shellfish, provided it can be readily understood by the consumer and is 
in conformance with other Federal labeling laws. Designations such as 
``ocean caught'', ``caught at sea'', ``line caught'', ``cultivated'', or 
``cultured'' are not acceptable substitutes. Alternatively, method of 
production (wild and/or farm-raised) designations may be in the form of 
a check box.
    (b) The declaration of the country(ies) of origin and method(s) of 
production (wild and/or farm-raised) (e.g., placard, sign, label, 
sticker, band, twist tie, pin tag, or other display) must be placed in a 
conspicuous location, so as to render it likely to be read and 
understood by a customer under normal conditions of purchase.
    (c) The declaration of the country(ies) of origin and the method(s) 
of production (wild and/or farm-raised) may be typed, printed, or 
handwritten provided it is in conformance with

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other Federal labeling laws and does not obscure other labeling 
information required by other Federal regulations.
    (d) A bulk container (e.g., display case, shipper, bin, carton, and 
barrel), used at the retail level to present product to consumers, may 
contain a covered commodity from more than one country of origin and/or 
more than one method of production (wild and farm-raised) provided all 
possible origins and/or methods of production are listed.
    (e) Abbreviations and variant spellings that unmistakably indicate 
the country of origin, such as ``U.K.'' for ``The United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Northern Ireland'' are acceptable. The adjectival form 
of the name of a country may be used as proper notification of the 
country(ies) of origin of imported commodities provided the adjectival 
form of the name does not appear with other words so as to refer to a 
kind or species of product. Symbols or flags alone may not be used to 
denote country of origin.
    (f) State or regional label designations are not acceptable in lieu 
of country of origin labeling.

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