9 CFR 318.15
§ 318.15 Tagging chemicals, preservatives, cereals, spices, etc., “U.S. retained.”
United States · 9 CFR — Animals and Animal Products · Status: effective
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- 9 CFR 318.15, § 318.15 Tagging chemicals, preservatives, cereals, spices, etc., “U.S. retained.”, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/34744
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When any chemical, preservative, cereal, spice, or other substance is intended for use in an official establishment, it shall be examined by a Program employee and if found to be unfit or otherwise unacceptable for the use intended, or if final decision regarding acceptance is deferred pending laboratory or other examination, the employee shall attach a “U.S. retained” tag to the substance or container thereof. The substance so tagged shall be kept separate from other substances as the circuit supervisor may require and shall not be used until the tag is removed, and such removal shall be made only by a Program employee after a finding that the substance can be accepted, or, in the case of an unacceptable substance, when it is removed from the establishment.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.