LAC 49:I.981. Hermetically Sealed Containers, Coding [Formerly 49:3.2100]

A. Each establishment operating to can any meat or meat product in hermetically sealed containers shall submit to and have approved by the department a code which shall appear legibly on each can or container. This code shall show the plant permit number, date and year packed, the product contained in the can and the batch number. Where only a day code is used, the entire day's output shall be considered as one batch. The permit number and date code must be embossed in the tin or cover.