Annex K: U.S. Rejection Codes
| Rejection Cause | Code |
|---|---|
| Contamination (fecal, ingesta, milk, metal, grease, glass, paper, plastic) | 01 |
| Unsound condition (putrid, rancid, spoiled) | 02 |
| Processing defects (blood clots, lung tissue, bruises, bones, sex organs) | 03 |
| Violative net weight (less than stated weight on label) | 04 |
| Pathological defects (abscess, cysts, lesions, grubs, injection sites) | 05 |
| Microbiological violation (laboratory results reported as positive) | 06 |
| Labelling defects (label not approved, missing mandatory information, wrong ingredients) | 07 |
| Missing or incorrect shipping marks (not present or incorrect on shipping container) | 08 |
| Composition/Standard (economic non-compliance; not compliant with standard of identity, including water, fat, nitrite, phosphate, PFF or species) | 09 |
| APHIS/VS requirements (bone-in or fresh product from restricted country, failed pink juices test or maximum internal temperature) | 10 |
| Residues (laboratory results reported over tolerance) | 11 |
| Miscellaneous (any problem associated with documentation, including lack of proper certification, failure to obtain a certificate of guarantee, duplicate shipping marks) | 12 |
| Condition of container, Incubation (swells, cable cuts, loose tins, seams, and abnormal container) | 13 |
| Transportation damage – soft product (F) ("keep frozen" product stained/soft) | 14 |
| Transportation damage – exposed product (O) (dented or crushed immediate containers, leaking vacuumed packaged product, torn containers exposing product) | 15 |
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