La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § V-943

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 12, December 20, 2024

Section V-943 - Labeling, Advertising and Displaying of Poultry

A. No poultry can be advertised for sale in newspapers, radio, store ads, or other means as Grade A, U.S. Grade A, or U.S.D.A. Grade A unless the product bears the U.S.D.A. Grade A shield. A store may advertise "cut-from Grade A poultry" only if it is able to prove that the product was cut from Grade A whole poultry. It may not advertise "cut-from Grade A poultry" if it has in its place of business any like product that is not Grade A. (Example: it cannot advertise "8 piece cut chicken, cut from Grade A birds" if it has invoices, or whole product that was not Grade A.)

B. No retailer may mark product as Grade A, A Grade, or U.S. Grade A, either on the product or in placards above the product, or elsewhere in the store unless it has been graded and has a U.S.D.A. Grade Shield on the packaging, if individually wrapped. If the product was bulk packed, then the retailer must have the label from the original master container and sales invoice to prove the product is A Grade.

C. Wholesale. Whole birds, cut-up, and parts must be labeled or have imprinted or stamped on the individual wrappers the grade (if graded, the U.S.D.A. shield must also be on each container), part name or whole bird statement, name and address of the plant (including plant number except in the case of whole birds, the plant number may be on the clip), and U.S.D.A. legend.

D. Retail (not packaged, bulk). In refrigerated cases with open displays of R.T.C. poultry, placards declaring the grade (if any) and part name or whole bird statement must be displayed immediately adjacent thereto. The size of the print used on such placard shall be large enough to be easily read.

E. Retail (packaged). Packaged R.T.C. poultry offered for sale at retail must be labeled to show grade (if graded), part name or whole bird statement, net weight, and name and address of plant where produced. If packaged by the store, package must show store name.

F. All master containers in which dressed R.T.C. poultry, either loose or in smaller containers or individual wrappers, must also be labeled to show grade if any, part name, or whole bird statement, name and address of plant or dealer, and U.S.D.A. Legend (if from out-of-state).

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § V-943

Adopted by the Department of Agriculture, Market Commission, June 1954, amended LR 19:1125 (September 1993).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Adopted in accordance with R.S. 3:405.