50 CFR Part 261 — United States Standards for Grades

PART 261—UNITED STATES STANDARDS FOR GRADES Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621-1630. Source: 61 FR 9369, Mar. 8, 1996, unless otherwise noted. § 261.101 Standard description. A U.S. Standard for Grades authorized under this part is a standard for a fish or fishery product that has been developed and adopted by the voluntary seafood inspection program pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq. § 261.102 Publication and removal of U.S. Grade Standards. (a) The voluntary U.S. Standards for Grades adopted pursuant to this part shall be issued as Program policies and contained within the NMFS Fishery Products Inspection Manual. Compliance with voluntary standards issued as Program policies within the manual shall satisfy the requirements of this part. Compliance with a voluntary standard issued as a Program policy does not relieve any party from the responsibility to comply with the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; or other Federal laws and regulations. (b) Notification of an application for a new grade standard shall be published in the Federal Register. (c) Recision and revision of a U.S. Standard for Grades will be made a Program policy amendment and contained in the NMFS Fishery Products Inspection Manual. (d) The NMFS Fishery Products Inspection Manual is available to interested parties. § 261.103 Basis for determination of a U.S. Standard for Grades. (a) To address the inherently distinct and dissimilar attributes found in the fishery product groups, each standard for grades should have a different scope and product description, product forms, sample sizes, definition of defects, etc. The Secretary will make the final determination regarding the content of a U.S. Standard for Grades. (b) A proposal for a new or revised U.S. grade standard may include the following: (1) Scope and product description, (2) Product forms, (3) Grade and inspection marks, (4) Grade determination, (5) Sampling, (6) Procedures (7) Definitions of defects, (8) Defect point assessment, (9) Tolerances for lot certification, (10) Hygiene, (11) Methods of analysis, (12) Defect table,

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