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retail packages (Alexander Demidov); consumer packages ("Consumer package" is defined in 9 CFR 381.1. A consumer package means any container in which a poultry product is enclosed for the purpose of display and sale to household consumers. Therefore, the consumer package is synonymous with "immediate container." The immediate container (9 CFR 381.1) includes any consumer package; or any other container in which poultry products, not consumer packaged, are packed. Furthermore, immediate containers are required by 381.116 to bear all required features applicable in Subpart N of 9 CFR, Part 381, in other words, an immediate container is a fully labeled package. In some cases, the immediate container is also the shipping container. 9 CFR 381.116, states that the labeling requirements in that part apply to shipping containers; that is, when the shippers are also the immediate container. However, a true shipper is only required to include the inspection legend, plant number, and a handling statement, if the product is perishable. A true shipping container would always contain fully labeled product inside; thus, there is not a requirement for shippers to be fully labeled.  custhelp.com Alexander Demidov) |
