---
kind: "unit"
title: "9"
title_heading: "Animals and Animal Products"
key: "chIII/subchA/part316"
level: "part"
label: "Part 316"
heading: "Marking Products and Their Containers"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/9/chIII-subchA-part316"
sections_count: 16
---

# Part 316 — Marking Products and Their Containers

Title 9 C.F.R. — 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

## Sections

- [§316.1. Authorization required to make devices bearing official marks.](/cfr/9/316.1.md)
- [§316.2. Approval required for official marks.](/cfr/9/316.2.md)
- [§316.3. Use of official marks prohibited except under supervision of Program employee; removal of official marks, when required.](/cfr/9/316.3.md)
- [§316.4. Marking devices; to be furnished by official establishments; control of.](/cfr/9/316.4.md)
- [§316.5. Branding ink; to be furnished by official establishments; approval by Program; color.](/cfr/9/316.5.md)
- [§316.6. Products not to be removed from official establishments unless marked in accordance with the regulations.](/cfr/9/316.6.md)
- [§316.7. Marking devices not to be false or misleading; style and size of lettering; approval required.](/cfr/9/316.7.md)
- [§316.8. Unmarked inspected products; moved between official establishments; moved in commerce.](/cfr/9/316.8.md)
- [§316.9. Products to be marked with official marks.](/cfr/9/316.9.md)
- [§316.10. Marking of meat food products with official inspection legend and ingredient statement.](/cfr/9/316.10.md)
- [§316.11. Special markings for certain meat food products.](/cfr/9/316.11.md)
- [§316.12. Marking of equine carcasses and parts thereof.](/cfr/9/316.12.md)
- [§316.13. Marking of outside containers.](/cfr/9/316.13.md)
- [§316.14. Marking tank cars and tank trucks used in transportation of edible products.](/cfr/9/316.14.md)
- [§316.15. Marking outside containers of inedible grease, etc.](/cfr/9/316.15.md)
- [§316.16. Custom prepared products to be marked “Not for Sale.”](/cfr/9/316.16.md)