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ngs, and colorings may, when authorized tary, be designated as spices, flavorings, s without naming each: Provided, That to hat compliance with the requirements of of this subparagraph (9) is impracticable deception or unfair competition, exemptions blished by regulations promulgated by the

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if it purports to be or is represented for ary uses unless its label bears such informaning its vitamin, mineral, and other dietary as the Secretary, after consultation with the of Health, Education, and Welfare, determines by regulations prescribes as, necessary in order form purchasers as to its value for such uses; if it bears or contains any artificial flavoring, coloring, or chemical preservative, unless it ling stating that fact: Provided, That, to the at compliance with the requirements of this raph (11) is impracticable, exemptions shall ished by regulations promulgated by the Secre

2) if it fails to bear, directly thereon and on its

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containers, as the Secretary may by regulations pre

scribe, the official inspection legend and official estab

lishment number of the establishment where the article

was processed, and, unrestricted by any of the fore

going, such other information as the Secretary may

require in such regulations to assure that it will not have false or misleading labeling and that the public will be

informed of the manner of handling required to main-
tain the article in a wholesome condition.

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"(i) The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of Agri-
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"(j) The term 'person' means any individual, partner13 ship, corporation, association, or other business unit.

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"(k) The term 'inspector' means: (1) an employee or

15 official of the United States Government authorized by the 16 Secretary to inspect poultry and poultry products under the 17 authority of this Act, or (2) any employee or official of the 18 government of any State or territory or the District of 19 Columbia authorized by the Secretary to inspect poultry and 20 poultry products under authority of this Act, under an agreement entered into between the Secretary and the appropriate

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"(1) The term 'official mark' means the official inspec24 tion legend or any other symbol prescribed by regulations of

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1 the Secretary to identify the status of any article or poultry

2 under this Act.

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"(m) The term 'official inspection legend' means any 4 symbol prescribed by regulations of the Secretary showing 5 that an article was inspected and passed in accordance with 6 this Act, including any combined State-Federal official in

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spection legend prescribed by the Secretary under subparagraph 5 (c) (5) of this Act.

"(n) The term 'official certificate' means any certificate

prescribed by regulations of the Secretary for issuance by an 11 inspector or other person performing official functions under

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this Act.

"(o) The term 'official device' means any device pre14 scribed or authorized by the Secretary for use in applying 15 any official mark.

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"(p) The term 'official establishment' means any estab17 lishment as determined by the Secretary at which inspection 18 of the slaughter of poultry, or the processing of poultry prod19 ucts, is maintained under the authority of this Act.

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"(q) The term 'inspection service' means the official

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"(r) The term 'container' or 'package' includes any box,

2 can, tin, cloth, plastic, or other receptacle, wrapper, or cover.
3 "(s) The term 'label' means a display of written,
4 printed, or graphic matter upon any article or the immediate
5 container (not including package liners) of any article; and
6 the term 'labeling' means all labels and other written,
7 printed, or graphic matter (1) upon any article or any of
8 its containers or wrappers, or (2)
(2) accompanying such

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"(t) The term 'shipping container' means any container

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an immediate container.

"(u) The term 'immediate container' includes any con14 sumer package; or any other container in which poultry 15 products, not consumer packaged, are packed.

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"(v) The term 'capable of use as human food' shall

17 apply to any carcass, or part or product of a carcass, of any
18 poultry, unless it is denatured or otherwise identified as re-
19 quired by regulations prescribed by the Secretary to deter its
use as human food, or it is naturally inedible by humans.
"(w) The term 'processed' means slaughtered, canned,

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"(x) The term 'Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 25 Act' means the Act so entitled, approved June 25, 1938

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terms 'pesticide chemical', 'food additive', and 'raw agricultural commodity' shall have ings for purposes of this Act as under the Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

term 'poultry products broker' means any in the business of buying or selling poultry nmission, or otherwise negotiating purchases articles other than for his own account or as

another person.

e term 'renderer' means any person engaged s of rendering carcasses, or parts or products ses, of poultry, except rendering conducted on or exemption under this Act.

le term 'animal food manufacturer' means any ed in the business of manufacturing or process

od derived wholly or in part from carcasses, or icts of the carcasses, of poultry."

ection 5 of said Act (21 U.S.C. 454) is hereby read:

(a) It is the policy of the Congress to protect g public from poultry products that are adulter

anded and to assist in efforts by State and other

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