Section 500.2 - Regulatory control action(a) FSIS may take a regulatory control action because of:(1) Insanitary conditions or practices;(2) Product adulteration or misbranding;(3) Conditions that preclude FSIS from determining that product is not adulterated or misbranded; or(4) Inhumane handling or slaughtering of livestock.(b) If a regulatory control action is taken, the program employee will immediately notify the establishment orally or in writing of the action and the basis for the action.(c) An establishment may appeal a regulatory control action, as provided in §§ 306.5 , 381.35 , and 590.310 of this chapter.64 FR 66546, Nov. 29, 1999, as amended at 85 FR 68672 , Oct. 29, 2020; 85 FR 81340 , Dec. 16, 2020