![]() |
Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
![]() |
Title 7 - Agriculture |
![]() |
Subtitle B - Regulations of the Department of Agriculture |
![]() |
Chapter I - Agricultural Marketing Service (Standards, Inspections, Marketing Practices), Department of Agriculture |
![]() |
SubChapter A - Commodity Standards and Standard Container Regulations |
![]() |
Part 42 - Standards for Condition of Food Containers |
![]() |
Subpart C - Skip Lot Sampling and Inspection Procedures |
§ 42.123 - Flow diagram for skip lot sampling and inspection.
-
§ 42.123 Flow diagram for skip lot sampling and inspection.
Notes:1. Only normal inspection is permitted.
2. All lot selections for the one-half and one-fourth sampling rates must be strictly random (for example, not every other lot or every fourth lot).
3. Two exceptions to the procedures shown above are as follows:
(a) The skip lot sampling and inspection rate of one-half can be instituted immediately if the lots from the producer are currently on, or eligible to be on, reduced inspection and all other conditions in § 42.120 are met. When skip lot inspection begins, however, only normal inspection is permitted.
(b) While inspecting every lot consecutively as offered for inspection, i.e., while not on the one-half or one-fourth rate, if requirements for switching from normal to tightened inspection are met as specified in § 42.108 then skip lot procedures terminate, tightened inspection is initiated, and stationary lot sampling and inspection procedures in Subpart B are instituted. Skip lot procedures may be instituted again only when all conditions of § 42.120 are met.