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Descriptive Designation for Needle- Or Blade-Tenderized (Mechanically Tenderized) Beef Products (Us Food Safety and Inspection Service Regulation) (Fsis) (2018 Edition) The Law Library

Descriptive Designation for Needle- or Blade-Tenderized (Mechanically Tenderized) Beef Products (US Food Safety and Inspection Service Regulation) (FSIS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Descriptive Designation for Needle- or Blade-Tenderized (Mechanically Tenderized) Beef Products (US Food Safety and Inspection Service Regulation) (FSIS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is amending the Federal meat inspection regulations to require the use of the descriptive designation "mechanically tenderized," "blade tenderized," or "needle tenderized" on the labels of raw or partially cooked needle- or blade-tenderized beef products, including beef products injected with a marinade or solution, unless the products are to be fully cooked or to receive another full lethality treatment at an official establishment. Under these final regulations, the product names of the affected products will have to include the descriptive designation "mechanically tenderized," "blade tenderized," or "needle tenderized" and an accurate description of the beef component. The print for all words in the descriptive designation and the product name will have to be in a single easy-to-read type style and color and must appear on a single-color contrasting background. The print may appear in upper and lower case letters, with the lower case letters not smaller than one-third (1/3) the size of the largest letter. In addition, the labels of raw and partially cooked needle- or blade-tenderized beef products destined for household consumers, hotels, restaurants, or similar institutions will have to bear validated cooking instructions. The instructions will have to specify the minimum internal temperatures and any hold or "dwell" times for the products to ensure that they are fully cooked. This book contains: - The complete text of the Descriptive Designation for Needle- or Blade-Tenderized (Mechanically Tenderized) Beef Products (US Food Safety and Inspection Service Regulation) (FSIS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section