Whats the difference between the Federal Register (FR) and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)?
The FR is the publication in which regulations are published as they are developed and refined and finalized. The CFR is the publication in which final regulations are compiled and arranged by subject. The FR is published every business day and the CFR is completely re-published every four years, with all the changes in the intervening years included in the new version. However, the advent of electronic access has blurred this distinction somewhat, as changes to both the FR and CFR are added as quickly as possible. If a regulation is in the CFR, then it will have appeared in the FR because U.S. law requires it to do so. (see Historical Development of the Federal Register). At the end of each section of the CFR will be a history of FR appearances. For example: TITLE 9–Animals and Animal Products CHAPTER III–Food Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture PART 319–Definitions and Standards of Identity or Composition Subpart M–Canned, Frozen, or Dehydrated Meat Food Prod
