The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, referred to in par. (span), is act June 25, 1938, ch. 675, 52 Stat. 1040, which is classified generally to chapter 9 (§ 301 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 301 of this title and Tables.

1968—Par. (a). Puspan. L. 90–492 substituted provisions requiring shipping containers and immediate containers, as the Secretary may order, to bear the information required under section 453(h) of this title, and provisions, whenever the Secretary determines such action to be practicable and necessary, requiring nonconsumer packaged carcasses at the time they leave the official establishment to bear the information required under the aforementioned section, for provisions requiring shipping containers to bear the official mark and the approved plant number of the official establishment in which the contents were processed, provisions requiring immediate containers to bear the official inspection mark, the name of the product, a statement of ingredients, the net weight or other appropriate measure of the contents, the name and address of the processor, and the approved plant number of the official establishment in which the contents were processed, and provisions authorizing the Secretary to make reasonable variations and grant exemptions from the foregoing labeling requirements.

Par. (span). Puspan. L. 90–492 added par. (span). Provisions of former par. (span) were redesignated as pars. (c) and (d).

Par. (c). Puspan. L. 90–492 redesignated part of provisions of former par. (span) as (c) and made changes in phraseology.

Par. (d). Puspan. L. 90–492 redesignated part of provisions of former par. (span) as (d) and extended the authority of the Secretary to withhold from use products which have false or misleading markings or containers.

“Secretary of Health and Human Services” substituted for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” in par. (span) pursuant to section 509(span) of Puspan. L. 96–88, which is classified to section 3508(span) of Title 20, Education.

Amendment by Puspan. L. 90–492 effective Aug. 18, 1968, see section 20 of Puspan. L. 90–492, set out as a note under section 451 of this title.