(a) Violations; liability of agents, employees, and employers Any person who violates the provisions of section 458, 459, 460, 463, or 466 of this title shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; but if such violation involves intent to defraud, or any distribution or attempted distribution of an article that is adulterated (except as defined in section 453(g)(8) of this title), such person shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than three
(a)Cleanliness. All persons working in contact with product, food-contact surfaces, and product-packaging materials must adhere to hygienic practices while on duty to prevent adulteration of product and the creation of insanitary conditions. (b)Clothing. Aprons, frocks, and other outer clothing worn by persons who handle product must be of material that is disposable or readily cleaned. Clean garments must be worn at the start of each working day and garments must be changed during the day as often
(a) FSIS may take a regulatory control action because of: (1) Insanitary conditions or practices; (2) Product adulteration or misbranding; (3) Conditions that preclude FSIS from determining that product is not adulterated or misbranded; or (4) Inhumane handling or slaughtering of livestock. (b) If a regulatory control action is taken, the program employee will immediately notify the establishment orally or in writing of the action and the basis for the action. (c) An establishment may appeal a regulatory