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Frequently Asked Questions: Copying Federally Inspected
Product Labels for Bidding Process
1. When does the addition of the watermark “Copy not for documenting
Federal meal requirements” and removal of the inspection legend from CN
product labels need to take place?
The watermark, is to be applied to all CN contribution
statements not supported by product specific documentation and to CN
product labels that are distributed without Federally inspected and
packaged product. According to the FSIS policy book, all USDA
inspection legends are prohibited from use on anything except actual
product or pictures of actual product regardless of the intended use of
the product. For CN Labeling Program purposes, this applies to all
Federal (USDA & USDC) inspection legends.
2. What is meant by the term “copy”?
The term “copy” refers
to any version of a product label that is distributed without product in
the product carton. Providing copies of product labels without the
packaged food creates the potential for circumventing the Food and
Nutrition Service Quality Control Program requirements for CN Labeled
products.
3. Can meat and poultry manufacturers distribute copies of Federally
regulated meat and poultry product labels with the inspection legend
even if it does not have an authorized CN Label?
No. According to the FSIS policy book, all USDA inspection
legends are prohibited from use on anything except actual product or
pictures of actual product regardless of the intended use of the
product. For CN Labeling Program purposes, this applies to all Federal
(USDA & USDC) inspection legends.
4. Is there a specific style that should be used when adding the
watermark, “Copy not for documenting Federal meal requirements” to
samples of the CN product label without the inspection legend? The watermark should be
made obvious by placing it directly below the CN Logo & contribution
statement in a font size that is substantially larger than the rest of
the information on the product label. The following example is highly
visible because the font size is not less than 24 point type using Times
New Roman:
Copy
not for documenting Federal meal requirements
5. Which is preferred, removing or redacting the Federal inspection
legend? Removal of the
inspection legend is preferred. If you redact the legend, it should be
completely blacked out. For more
information, please refer to the technical assistance policy memo
titled, Guidance
for Accepting Processed Product Documentation for Meal Pattern
Requirements.
Last modified:
01/25/2013
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