Section 4-6 - Specific Labeling Requirements for Inspected and Passed Meat and Poultry Products, Label Contents and Approval (a) Any inspected and passed meat or poultry product placed or packed in any can, pot, tin, canvas or other receptacle or covering constituting an immediate or true container shall be labeled as specified in this Rule, or in law, including 9 CFR 317 Labeling, Marking Devices and Containers and 9 CFR 381, Subpart N-Labeling and Containers.
(b) Labels shall be approved by the director. - (i) No label shall be used on any product until it has been approved in its final form by the director.
- (A) The label shall be submitted in triplicate to the director for approval; and
- (B) The label shall be submitted as it appears in its final form.
- (ii) Inserts, tags, liners, posters and like devices containing printed or graphic matter and for use on, or to be placed within, containers and coverings of product shall be:
- (A) Submitted for approval in the same manner as provided for labels in Chapter 4, Section 6(b) (i), except that:
- (I) Inspectors may permit use of such devices which contain no reference to product and bear no misleading feature.
- (iii) The inspector may permit the use of approved labels or other marking modifications provided the labeling or marking as modified is so used as not to be false or deceptive.
- (iv) Approved labels shall only be used on:
- (A) Products to which they are applicable; and
- (B) Products for which they are approved.