https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=120704 Imported chicken sausages could not be treated as luncheon meat merely because test reports applied luncheon-meat standards. The products were not hermetically sealed and required frozen storage, unlike luncheon meat, and BIS microbiological specifications existed for uncooked chicken sausages. In the absence of a specific food-law standard for chicken sausages, authorities did not establish why luncheon-meat standards applied or why the relevant BIS specifications should be disregarded. The import was therefore not shown to be prohibited under food law, making customs confiscation and penalty provisions inapplicable. Classification of an imported food item as a different regulated product requires reliable supporting evidence. en-us Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:36:26 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=120704 Imported chicken sausages could not be treated as luncheon meat merely because test reports applied luncheon-meat standards. The products were not hermetically sealed and required frozen storage, unlike luncheon meat, and BIS microbiological specifications existed for uncooked chicken sausages. In the absence of a specific food-law standard for chicken sausages, authorities did not establish why luncheon-meat standards applied or why the relevant BIS specifications should be disregarded. The import was therefore not shown to be prohibited under food law, making customs confiscation and penalty provisions inapplicable. Classification of an imported food item as a different regulated product requires reliable supporting evidence. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=120704