{"data":{"id":"us/9-cfr-381.123","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"9 CFR 381.123","heading":"Official inspection mark; official establishment number.","body":"The immediate container of every inspected and passed poultry product shall bear:\n(a) The official inspection legend; and\n(b) The official establishment number of the official establishment in which the product was processed under inspection and placed as follows:\n(1) Within the official inspection legend in the form required by subpart M of this part; or\n(2) Outside the official inspection legend elsewhere on the exterior of the container or its labeling, e.g., the lid of a can, if shown in a prominent and legible manner in a size sufficient to insure easy visibility and recognition and accompanied by the prefix “P”; or\n(3) Off the exterior of the container, e.g., on a metal clip used to close casings or bags, or on the back of a paper label of a canned product, or on other packaging or labeling in the container, e.g., on aluminum pans and trays placed within containers, when a statement of its location is printed contiguous to the official inspection legend, such as “Plant No. on Package Closure” or “Plant No. on Pan”, if shown in a prominent and legible manner in a size sufficient to ensure easy visibility and recognition; or\n(4) On an insert label placed under a transparent covering if clearly visible and legible and accompanied by the prefix “P”.","path":["Title 9—Animals and Animal Products","CHAPTER III—FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER A—AGENCY ORGANIZATION AND TERMINOLOGY; MANDATORY MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION AND VOLUNTARY INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION","PART 381—POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION REGULATIONS","Subpart N—Labeling and Containers"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-9.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:03Z","sha256":"db581faecaeca3aa13a403b33f77329f2152983590683b582953f5411064edb0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/9-cfr-381.122","next":"us/9-cfr-381.124"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}