Minnesota Administrative Rules

1545.0870 MEAT CUT IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

The meat cut identification requirements of parts 1545.0820 to 1545.0880 shall be considered as having been met if the retail meat cut label complies with the meat cut definitions and nomenclature of chapter II of the Uniform Retail Meat Identity Standards of the National Livestock and Meat Board, provided that identification of ground beef products shall be as required by Minnesota rules; and provided further that special or distinctive names for pretendered retail meat cuts are not permitted. If a specific name from the Uniform Retail Meat Identity Standards is used to identify a retail meat cut, it must conform to the cut listed therein.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 31.10; 31.101; 31.11

Published Electronically:

August 28, 2002