Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
362,854Words in 72 parts
16.6Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
19.7Reading grade
81.5%Unchanged since 2017
10Flagged parts
2026-07-20Last change
Section changes per year
From the eCFR versioner, for the parts that the agency owns now. Before 2017 is the baseline load.
Text and size
- Sentences
- 36.7 words on average; 29.9% over 40 words; 50.4% passive; 13.2 cross-references per 1,000 words
- Sentence types
- definition 4.2% · prohibition 4.3% · paperwork 7.9% · obligation 35.3% · permission 10.7% · other 37.7%
- Checksum
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Review candidates in this agency
| Rank | Part | Words | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 top 10% | 9 CFR 320
RECORDS, REGISTRATION, AND REPORTS
High signals: Paperwork share
+6.0 SD · Directive share
+3.2 SD · Restriction density
+1.9 SD · Reading grade
+1.8 SD |
1,984 | 2.09 |
| 50 top 10% | 9 CFR 317
LABELING, MARKING DEVICES, AND CONTAINERS
High signals: Directive share
+2.2 SD · Reading grade
+1.8 SD · Size
+1.8 SD |
48,709 | 1.34 |
| 116 top 10% | 9 CFR 316
MARKING PRODUCTS AND THEIR CONTAINERS
High signals: Directive share
+2.9 SD · Restriction density
+1.8 SD · Reading grade
+1.0 SD |
3,679 | 1.10 |
| 139 top 10% | 9 CFR 381
POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION REGULATIONS
High signals: Size
+2.5 SD · Directive share
+1.5 SD |
103,331 | 1.06 |
| 199 top 10% | 9 CFR 325
TRANSPORTATION
High signals: Reading grade
+1.8 SD · Directive share
+1.4 SD · Restriction density
+1.1 SD |
7,101 | 0.99 |
| 255 top 10% | 9 CFR 327
IMPORTED PRODUCTS
High signals: Directive share
+1.6 SD · Reading grade
+1.1 SD · Restriction density
+1.0 SD |
10,126 | 0.92 |
| 302 top 10% | 9 CFR 303
EXEMPTIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+2.2 SD · Directive share
+2.1 SD |
5,403 | 0.89 |
| 551 top 10% | 9 CFR 309
ANTE-MORTEM INSPECTION
High signals: Directive share
+2.0 SD · Restriction density
+1.6 SD |
5,558 | 0.74 |
| 567 top 10% | 9 CFR 351
CERTIFICATION OF TECHNICAL ANIMAL FATS FOR EXPORT
High signals: Paperwork share
+2.4 SD |
3,370 | 0.74 |
| 588 top 10% | 9 CFR 416
SANITATION
High signals: Restriction density
+2.6 SD · Directive share
+2.3 SD |
2,498 | 0.73 |
| 747 | 9 CFR 307
FACILITIES FOR INSPECTION
High signals: Restriction density
+2.2 SD · Directive share
+1.5 SD |
3,051 | 0.66 |
| 755 | 9 CFR 354
VOLUNTARY INSPECTION OF RABBITS AND EDIBLE PRODUCTS THEREOF
High signals: Restriction density
+2.4 SD · Directive share
+1.4 SD |
14,234 | 0.66 |
| 804 | 9 CFR 352
EXOTIC ANIMALS; VOLUNTARY INSPECTION
High signals: Restriction density
+1.5 SD · Directive share
+1.3 SD |
4,349 | 0.63 |
| 955 | 9 CFR 329
DETENTION; SEIZURE AND CONDEMNATION; CRIMINAL OFFENSES
High signals: Paperwork share
+1.7 SD · Reading grade
+1.4 SD · Directive share
+1.0 SD |
1,148 | 0.57 |
| 964 | 9 CFR 318
ENTRY INTO OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS; REINSPECTION AND PREPARATION OF PRODUCTS
High signals: Directive share
+1.4 SD · Restriction density
+1.3 SD |
12,179 | 0.57 |
| 989 | 9 CFR 314
HANDLING AND DISPOSAL OF CONDEMNED OR OTHER INEDIBLE PRODUCTS AT OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
High signals: Directive share
+2.2 SD · Restriction density
+1.4 SD |
1,858 | 0.56 |
| 1,157 | 9 CFR 431
THERMALLY PROCESSED, COMMERCIALLY STERILE PRODUCTS
High signals: Restriction density
+3.4 SD · Directive share
+1.5 SD |
12,241 | 0.51 |
| 1,336 | 9 CFR 313
HUMANE SLAUGHTER OF LIVESTOCK
High signals: Restriction density
+2.7 SD · Directive share
+1.6 SD |
3,789 | 0.46 |
| 1,587 | 9 CFR 362
VOLUNTARY POULTRY INSPECTION REGULATIONS
High signals: Paperwork share
+1.5 SD |
2,764 | 0.39 |
| 1,606 | 9 CFR 331
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR DESIGNATED STATES AND TERRITORIES; AND FOR DESIGNATION OF ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH ENDANGER PUBLIC HEALTH AND FOR SUCH DESIGNATED ESTABLISHMENTS
High signals: Reading grade
+2.0 SD |
2,160 | 0.39 |
| 1,671 | 9 CFR 417
HAZARD ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL CONTROL POINT (HACCP) SYSTEMS
High signals: Restriction density
+1.5 SD · Paperwork share
+1.1 SD |
2,558 | 0.37 |
| 1,689 | 9 CFR 310
POST-MORTEM INSPECTION
High signals: Directive share
+1.5 SD |
12,984 | 0.36 |
| 1,853 | 9 CFR 319
DEFINITIONS AND STANDARDS OF IDENTITY OR COMPOSITION
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
11,938 | 0.31 |
| 2,018 | 9 CFR 541
MARKS, MARKING AND LABELING OF PRODUCTS AND CONTAINERS
High signals: Restriction density
+2.3 SD |
1,233 | 0.27 |
| 2,128 | 9 CFR 312
OFFICIAL MARKS, DEVICES AND CERTIFICATES
High signals: Restriction density
+2.0 SD |
1,330 | 0.24 |
Score: the mean of six signals, in standard deviations (SD). Across the CFR, the top 641 of 6,402 ranked parts (10%) get a flag for review; this list shows 25. A flag is not a finding.
Statutes behind the most text
- 21 U.S.C. 601: 161,683 words in 42 parts (44.6% of this agency's text)
- 21 U.S.C. 451: 147,604 words in 15 parts (40.7% of this agency's text)
- 7 U.S.C. 138f: 111,479 words in 6 parts (30.7% of this agency's text)
- 7 U.S.C. 1633: 55,077 words in 6 parts (15.2% of this agency's text)
- 7 U.S.C. 1622: 27,673 words in 6 parts (7.6% of this agency's text)
- 21 U.S.C. 1031: 18,609 words in 2 parts (5.1% of this agency's text)
- 7 U.S.C. 450: 16,549 words in 13 parts (4.6% of this agency's text)
- 7 U.S.C. 1621: 6,077 words in 1 parts (1.7% of this agency's text)
- 7 U.S.C. 1901: 5,791 words in 2 parts (1.6% of this agency's text)
- 7 U.S.C. 138: 5,072 words in 2 parts (1.4% of this agency's text)
From the authority notes. A citation is not proof that the statute requires the rule.
Largest parts
- 9 CFR 381: POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION REGULATIONS (103,331 words)
- 9 CFR 317: LABELING, MARKING DEVICES, AND CONTAINERS (48,709 words)
- 9 CFR 590: INSPECTION OF EGGS AND EGG PRODUCTS (EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT) (18,292 words)
- 9 CFR 354: VOLUNTARY INSPECTION OF RABBITS AND EDIBLE PRODUCTS THEREOF (14,234 words)
- 9 CFR 310: POST-MORTEM INSPECTION (12,984 words)
- 9 CFR 431: THERMALLY PROCESSED, COMMERCIALLY STERILE PRODUCTS (12,241 words)
- 9 CFR 318: ENTRY INTO OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS; REINSPECTION AND PREPARATION OF PRODUCTS (12,179 words)
- 9 CFR 319: DEFINITIONS AND STANDARDS OF IDENTITY OR COMPOSITION (11,938 words)
- 9 CFR 424: PREPARATION AND PROCESSING OPERATIONS (11,008 words)
- 9 CFR 327: IMPORTED PRODUCTS (10,126 words)
Reading grade and sentence types are approximate. Simple rules label each sentence; the first match wins.