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50 CFR 260.10: Basis of inspection, grade and compliance assessment.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries
- CHAPTER II—NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
- SUBCHAPTER G—PROCESSED FISHERY PRODUCTS, PROCESSED PRODUCTS THEREOF, AND CERTAIN OTHER PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS
- PART 260—INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION
- Subpart A—Inspection and Certification of Establishments, Fishery Products, and Other Marine Ingredients
(a) Finished product inspection and certification services shall be performed on the basis of the specifications deemed appropriate by SIP.
(b) Unless otherwise approved by SIP, compliance with the appropriate specifications shall be determined by evaluating the product, or sample, in accordance with the product inspection and quality assessment procedures outlined in the SIP Manual. Provided, that:
(1) Such sample complies with the applicable standards of quality promulgated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act;
(2) Such sample complies with the product description;
(3) Such sample meets the indicated grade with respect to factors of quality which are not rated by score points; and
(4) The number of sample units classed as deviants does not exceed the applicable acceptance number indicated in the sampling plans approved and used. A “deviant,” as used in this paragraph, means a sample unit that falls below the indicated grade or specification parameter.
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