[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR316.5]

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                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
 
     CHAPTER III--FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 316_MARKING PRODUCTS AND THEIR CONTAINERS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 316.5  Branding ink; to be furnished by official establishments;
approval by Program; color.

    (a) The operator of each official establishment shall furnish all 
ink for marking products with the official marks at such establishment. 
Such ink must be made with harmless ingredients that are approved for 
the purpose by the Administrator. Samples of inks shall be submitted to 
the Program laboratory from time to time as may be deemed necessary by 
the inspector in charge.
    (b) Only ink approved for the purpose shall be used to apply ink 
brands bearing official marks to carcasses of cattle, sheep, swine, or 
goats and fresh meat cuts derived therefrom. Any ink containing F.D. & 
C. Violet No. 1 shall not be considered an approved ink within the 
meaning of this paragraph.
    (c) Green ink shall not be used to apply marks to carcasses of 
cattle, sheep, swine, or goats or fresh meat cuts derived therefrom.
    (d) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, 
branding ink of any color, approved for the purpose by the Administrator 
in specific cases, may be used to apply ink brands, bearing official 
marks, to processed meat cuts derived from cattle, sheep, swine, or 
goats.
    (e) Only green ink approved for the purpose shall be used to apply 
ink brands bearing official marks to carcasses and parts of carcasses 
and meat cuts derived from horses, mules, and other equines.
    (f) Ink used must assure legibility and permanence of the markings 
and the color of ink shall provide acceptable contrast with the color of 
the product to which it is applied.

[35 FR 15577, Oct. 3, 1970, as amended at 38 FR 9088, Apr. 10, 1973]