---
kind: "unit"
title: "9"
title_heading: "Animals and Animal Products"
key: "chIII/subchE/part439"
level: "part"
label: "Part 439"
heading: "Accreditation of Non-Federal Laboratories for Analytical Testing of Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/9/chIII-subchE-part439"
sections_count: 9
---

# Part 439 — Accreditation of Non-Federal Laboratories for Analytical Testing of Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products

Title 9 C.F.R. — Animals and Animal Products › Chapter III — Food Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture › Subchapter E — Regulatory Requirements under the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act

## Sections

- [§439.1. Definitions.](/cfr/9/439.1.md)
- [§439.5. Applications for accreditation.](/cfr/9/439.5.md)
- [§439.10. Criteria for obtaining accreditation.](/cfr/9/439.10.md)
- [§439.20. Criteria for maintaining accreditation.](/cfr/9/439.20.md)
- [§439.50. Refusal of accreditation.](/cfr/9/439.50.md)
- [§439.51. Probation of accreditation.](/cfr/9/439.51.md)
- [§439.52. Suspension of accreditation.](/cfr/9/439.52.md)
- [§439.53. Revocation of accreditation.](/cfr/9/439.53.md)
- [§439.60. Notifications and hearings.](/cfr/9/439.60.md)