---
kind: "section"
citation: "9 C.F.R. § 316.7"
title: "9"
number: "316.7"
heading: "Marking devices not to be false or misleading; style and size of lettering; approval required."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/9/316.7"
---

# §316.7. Marking devices not to be false or misleading; style and size of lettering; approval required.


No brand or other marking device shall be false or misleading. The letters and figures thereon shall be of such style and type as will make a clear and legible impression. All markings to be applied to products in an official establishment shall be approved prior to use by the Administrator as provided for in [§ 317.3](/cfr/9/317.3.md) of this subchapter, except that official markings prescribed by the Federal meat grading regulations ([7 CFR 53.19](/cfr/7/53.19.md)) need not be submitted to the Administrator for approval.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 601-695; 7 CFR 2.18, 2.55.

### Source

Source: 35 FR 15577, Oct. 3, 1970, unless otherwise noted.