---
kind: "section"
citation: "9 C.F.R. § 381.123"
title: "9"
number: "381.123"
heading: "Official inspection mark; official establishment number."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/9/381.123"
---

# §381.123. Official inspection mark; official establishment number.


The immediate container of every inspected and passed poultry product shall bear:

- (a) The official inspection legend; and
- (b) The official establishment number of the official establishment in which the product was processed under inspection and placed as follows:
  - (1) Within the official inspection legend in the form required by subpart M of this part; or
  - (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
  - (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
  - (4) On an insert label placed under a transparent covering if clearly visible and legible and accompanied by the prefix “P”.

## Notes

### Amendments

[47 FR 29515, July 7, 1982]

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 138f, 1633; 21 U.S.C. 451-472; 7 CFR 2.7, 2.18, 2.53.

### Source

Source: 37 FR 9706, May 16, 1972, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[47 FR 29515, July 7, 1982]