Misrepresentation; deceptive or fraudulent acts or practices.
9 C.F.R. § 354.46
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01Any willful misrepresentation or any deceptive or fraudulent act or practice made or committed by any person in connection with:
(a) The making or filing of any application for any inspection service;
(b) The making of the product accessible for inspection;
(c) The making, issuing, or using, or attempting to issue or use any inspection certificate, symbol, stamp, label, seal or identification, authorized pursuant to the regulations in this part;
(d) The use of the terms “U.S. Inspected” or “Government Inspected”, or any term of similar import in the labeling or advertising of any product.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-9.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026