{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-58.731","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 58.731","heading":"Closing and sealing containers.","body":"Pouches, liners, or containers having product contact surfaces, after filling shall be folded or closed and sealed in a sanitary manner, preferably by mechanical means, so as to assure against contamination. Each container in addition to other required labeling shall be coded in such a manner as to be easily identified as to date of manufacture by lot or sublot number.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER I—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER C—REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS UNDER THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT OF 1946 AND THE EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT","PART 58—GRADING AND INSPECTION, GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR APPROVED PLANTS AND STANDARDS FOR GRADES OF DAIRY PRODUCTS","Subpart B—General Specifications for Dairy Plants Approved for USDA Inspection and Grading Service 1"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"dce209a35aff81ba94ba4b94fa2f26d41a1cd747f279586fab7079d62de99cd1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-58.730","next":"us/7-cfr-58.732"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}