1545 MEAT, FISH, AND POULTRY INDUSTRY

1545.0050 [Repealed, 27 SR 260] Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.0060 [Repealed, 27 SR 260] Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.0070 [Repealed, 27 SR 260] Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.0080 [Repealed, 27 SR 260] Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.0090 [Repealed, 27 SR 260] Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.0100 [Repealed, 27 SR 260] Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.0110 [Repealed, 27 SR 260] Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.0120 [Repealed, 27 SR 260] Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.0130 [Repealed, 27 SR 260] Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.0140 [Repealed, 27 SR 260] Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.0145 TRANSPORTATION OF MEAT. The following specifications shall apply to all vehicles used to transport meat or meat products for sale unless the vehicle is used to transport meat or meat products which are packaged, protected, and transported as outlined in part 1545.0180. …

1545.0150 MEAT COMPARTMENT. The meat compartment must be completely enclosed and have floors, walls, and ceilings which are constructed of smooth, impervious, tight fitting material that is designed to facilitate cleaning. The meat compartment must be kept in proper sanitary cond…

1545.0160 UNWRAPPED MEAT OR MEAT PRODUCTS. Vehicles which are in compliance with the vehicle requirements of these rules may be used to transport meat or meat products which are not wrapped or packaged provided that the product is properly hung on hooks or is stacked on clean smo…

1545.0170 CARRYING PRODUCT EXPOSED TO ELEMENTS. All meat and meat products must be securely wrapped or packaged if lugged or carried from a vehicle to a destination which necessitates carrying the product exposed to the elements outside of buildings, over public sidewalks, street…

1545.0180 MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. Meat and meat products which are securely wrapped or packaged in a manner which will maintain proper temperature of the product and will provide complete protection of the product against contamination from dust, flies, vermin, and other substan…

1545.0190 REFRIGERATED TEMPERATURE. The refrigerated temperature of meat and meat products being transported must be maintained in accordance with sound operating practices which will maintain proper quality and condition of the product. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.10; 31.101; 3…

1545.0200 USE OF TENDERIZING SOLUTIONS. Meat tenderizing solutions consisting of water, salt, monosodium glutamate, papain, or other ingredients approved by the commissioner of agriculture may be applied or injected into primal cuts or consumer cuts of beef provided all treated b…

1545.0210 USE OF WORD "FRESH" IN PRODUCTS. The word "fresh" shall not be used in selling, advertising, or on labels of any meat product which contains any sodium nitrate, sodium nitrite, potassium nitrate, potassium nitrite, or which has been salted or frozen for preservation. St…

1545.0220 LABELING OF GRADED MEAT. No person, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 31.01, subdivision 2, shall advertise, label, or sell any meat or meat product as "prime," "choice," "select," "commercial," "standard," or "utility" unless the meat or meat product so adverti…

1545.0230 PRIMAL CUTS TERMS ON GROUND OR CHOPPED MEAT PRODUCTS. Terms such as "ground chuck," "chopped chuck," "ground round," "chopped round," "ground sirloin," "chopped sirloin," and similar terms which indicate that ground or chopped meat product is derived from a primal cut o…

1545.0240 [Repealed, 27 SR 260] Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.0250 HANDLING OF INEDIBLE PRODUCTS. Inedible products including but not limited to hides, pelts, animal food, game heads, feathered game, or poultry shall not be placed in or stored in the same cooler or freezer room with any meat product intended for human consumption unles…

1545.0260 RESTRICTED USE OF SEASONINGS IN MEAT PRODUCTS. Soluble seasonings consisting of spice extractives having a distinct red color (principally those including extract of paprika) shall not be used in fresh or frozen meat products including but not limited to hamburger, grou…

1545.0270 FAT LIMIT IN SAUSAGE. "Frankfurters," "wieners," "vienna," "bologna," "garlic bologna," "knockwurst," and similar sausages which are prepared from one or more kinds of meat, meat by-products, poultry products, and other permitted ingredients shall not contain more than …

1545.0280 SAMPLES TAKEN FOR EXAMINATION. Samples of meat or meat products or the ingredients of meat products which are manufactured or prepared in any licensed establishment may be taken for examination as often as and in the amounts deemed reasonably necessary by the department…

1545.0290 MEAT, POULTRY, AND FISH PRODUCTS SOLD BY WEIGHT. Except for immediate consumption on the premises where sold or as one of several elements comprising a ready-to-eat meal sold as a unit for consumption elsewhere than on the premises where sold, all meat, meat products, p…

1545.0300 LABELING GROUND BEEF PRODUCTS. Ground beef products intended as food for human consumption in sandwich, package, bulk, or patty form which use "ground beef" or "chopped beef" as the name of the product or as part of the name of the product shall contain no meat or meat …

1545.0310 LABELING HAMBURGER PRODUCTS. Hamburger products intended as food for human consumption in sandwich, package, bulk, or patty form which use "hamburger" or "burger" as the name of the product or as part of the name of the product shall contain no meat or meat product othe…

1545.0320 LABELING FRESH MEAT MIXES, MIXTURES, OR PATTIES WHICH CONTAIN EXTENDERS OR OTHER ADDITIVES. When additives or extenders such as textured vegetable protein, soya flour, isolated soy protein, soy protein concentrate, cereal, flour, nonfat dry milk, or similar products are…

1545.0330 [Repealed, 27 SR 260] Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.0340 [Repealed, 27 SR 260] Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.0350 [Repealed, 27 SR 260] Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.0360 BEEF. "Beef" is meat derived from cattle nearly one year of age or older. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.10; 31.101; 31.11 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.0370 VEAL. "Veal" is meat derived from young cattle one year or less of age. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.10; 31.101; 31.11 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.0380 MUTTON. "Mutton" is meat derived from sheep nearly one year of age or older. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.10; 31.101; 31.11 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.0390 LAMB. "Lamb" is meat derived from young sheep one year or less of age. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.10; 31.101; 31.11 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.0400 PORK. "Pork" is meat derived from swine. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.10; 31.101; 31.11 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.0410 VENISON. "Venison" is flesh derived from deer. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.10; 31.101; 31.11 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.0420 [Repealed, 27 SR 260] Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.0430 [Repealed, 27 SR 260] Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.0440 [Repealed, 27 SR 260] Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.0450 [Repealed, 27 SR 260] Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.0460 [Repealed, 27 SR 260] Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.0470 [Repealed, 27 SR 260] Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.0480 [Repealed, 27 SR 260] Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.0490 [Repealed, 27 SR 260] Published Electronically: August 28, 2002