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MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS

Additives and extenders, labels and labeling, Minn. Rules 1545.0320

Advertising

Graded meat, Minn. Rules 1545.0220

Use of term "fresh," Minn. Rules 1545.0210

Animal fats

Edible, see EDIBLE FATS AND OILS

Uninspected rendered animal fat, shipping, Minn. Rules 1540.2620

Application of law

Dairy foods, Minn. Rules 1540.4370

Food, Minn. Rules 1540.4370

Transportation, Minn. Rules 1545.0145

Batteries, Minn. Rules 1545.1330

Beef, see BEEF

Bulk meat and meat products, labels and labeling, Minn. Rules 1545.0320

Carcasses, see CARCASSES

Certificates and certification, unauthorized or forged, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.11

Chopped or ground meat and products

Cut, exclusions, Minn. Rules 1545.0840

Labels and labeling, Minn. Rules 1545.0840

Primal cuts, use of terms, Minn. Rules 1545.0230

Seasonings, Minn. Rules 1545.0260

Comminuted

Defined, Minn. Rules 4626.0020

Food and beverage service establishments, cooking, Minn. Rules 4626.0035

Condemnation, adulterated or misbranded meat and meat products, Minn. Statutes 2022 34A.11

Condemnation, products contaminated by flood water, harbor water, or polluted water, Minn. Rules 1540.4090

Containers, false or misleading, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.07

Containers

Definitions, Minn. Rules 1540.0010

Glands and organs, Minn. Rules 1540.4120

Hermetically sealed metal or glass containers, Minn. Rules 1540.3490, 1540.4110

Inedible products, Minn. Rules 1545.0250

Transportation, Minn. Rules 1545.0180

Contamination

Prevention and protection from, Minn. Rules 1540.0760, 1545.0180, 1545.0940

Products contaminated by flood water, harbor water, or polluted water, condemnation, Minn. Rules 1540.4090

Coverings, restrictions, Minn. Rules 1540.2920

Custom processed products

Handling, Minn. Rules 1540.4480, 1540.4490

Identification

During processing, Minn. Rules 1540.4460, 1540.4490

Products derived from farm slaughter, Minn. Rules 1540.4455, 1540.4460, 1540.4480, 1540.4490

Products derived from game, Minn. Rules 1540.4490

Marks and marking, products derived from farm slaughter, Minn. Rules 1540.4480, 1540.4490

Definitions

Consolidated Food Licensing Law, Minn. Statutes 2022 28A.03

Meat and Poultry Inspection Act, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.02

Slaughter house law, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.51

Definitions

Food code, Minn. Rules 4626.0020

Meat inspection, Minn. Rules 1540.0010

Detention of animal or product, meat and poultry inspection law, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.23

Disposal of refuse and dunnage, see GARBAGE

Distributors, labels, information, Minn. Rules 1540.2900

Fanciful or distinctive names or terms, retail cuts, labels and labeling, Minn. Rules 1545.0860 to 1545.0880

Farmed cervidae, sale, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.452

Federal laws and regulations, incorporation by reference, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.101

Food and beverage service establishments, see Meat and meat products under FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS

Foodborne disease prevention, Minn. Rules 4626.0030 to 4626.0050

Fresh meat and meat products

Additives and extenders, Minn. Rules 1545.0320

Terms, use, Minn. Rules 1545.0210

Frogs, Minn. Statutes 2022 97C.601

Frozen products

Defrosting, Minn. Rules 1540.3480, 1540.3500

Inspection, Minn. Rules 1540.3480

Game meats, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.601, 2022 31.602, 2022 97A.215

Glands, disposition, Minn. Rules 1540.4120

Grades and grading, labels and labeling, Minn. Rules 1545.0220

Gyros, defined as comminuted products, food code, Minn. Rules 4626.0020

Halal, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.59, 2022 31.658

Handling

Containers, hermetically sealed contaminated by polluted water, rehandling, Minn. Rules 1540.4110

Custom processed products, Minn. Rules 1540.4470, 1540.4490

Horsemeat, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.602, 2022 31.631, 2022 31A.12

Identity and identification

Custom processed products, Minn. Rules 1540.4455 to 1540.4490

Standards, Minn. Rules 1545.0360 to 1545.0410

Inedible products

Glands and organs, Minn. Rules 1540.4120

Handling, Minn. Rules 1545.0250, 1545.1320

Ingredients

Fit for human food, Minn. Rules 1540.3640

Labels, marks, or tags, Minn. Rules 1540.2670, 1540.2860

Lists, Minn. Rules 1540.2670, 1540.2690

Names, Minn. Rules 1540.2690

Injected, injecting, defined, Minn. Rules 4626.0020

Inspected products, dairy and food laws, compliance, Minn. Rules 1540.4370

Inspection legend

Defined, Minn. Rules 1540.0010

Illustrations, Minn. Rules 1540.2670

Labels, marks, or tags, Minn. Rules 1540.2670

Inspection, see MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION

Inspections, see MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION

Kosher, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.59, 2022 31.651 to 2022 31.671

Labels and labeling

False or misleading labels, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.02, 2022 31A.07

Federal regulations, conformity, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.07

Inspected articles, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.06, 2022 31A.07

Minnesota approved label, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.632

Violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.632

Labels, marks, or tags

Additives and extenders, Minn. Rules 1545.0320

Baked, use of term, Minn. Rules 1540.2970

Browned, use of term, Minn. Rules 1540.2980

Bulk meat and meat products, Minn. Rules 1545.0320

Chopped or ground meat and products, Minn. Rules 1545.0230, 1545.0840

Containers, hermetically sealed contaminated by polluted water, rehandling, Minn. Rules 1540.4110

Contaminated products, handling, Minn. Rules 1540.4110

Contents, Minn. Rules 1540.2670

Custom processed products, Minn. Rules 1540.4455 to 1540.4490

Deceptive, misleading, or false names, terms, or impressions, use prohibited, Minn. Rules 1540.2850, 1540.2870, 1540.2990

Farm or country, use of terms, Minn. Rules 1540.2890

Fresh, use of term, Minn. Rules 1540.2930

Gelatin, use of term, Minn. Rules 1540.2950

Geographically significant terms, use, Minn. Rules 1540.2880

Glands and organs, Minn. Rules 1540.4120

Graded meat, Minn. Rules 1545.0220

Imitation products, Minn. Rules 1540.2860

Inedible products, Minn. Rules 1545.0250

Ingredients, Minn. Rules 1540.2670, 1540.2860

Inspection legend, Minn. Rules 1540.2670

Keep refrigerated statement, Minn. Rules 1540.2750

Loaf, use of term, Minn. Rules 1540.2960

Manufacturers, packers, or distributors, information, Minn. Rules 1540.2670, 1540.2700, 1540.2900

Meat, use of term, Minn. Rules 1540.2990

Meat extract, use of term, Minn. Rules 1540.3020

Packing substances, Minn. Rules 1540.3040

Primal, subprimal, or wholesale cuts and meat products, Minn. Rules 1545.0230, 1545.0820 to 1545.0850, 1545.0870

Products derived from farm slaughter, Minn. Rules 1540.4480

Quantity statement, Minn. Rules 1540.2710

Requirements, Minn. Rules 4626.0130

Retail cuts

From primal cuts, Minn. Rules 1545.0820, 1545.0850

Generally, Minn. Rules 1545.0850

Names or terms, Minn. Rules 1545.0860 to 1545.0880

Species declaration, Minn. Rules 1545.0810, 1545.0840

Species, Minn. Rules 1545.0810, 1545.0840

Spice, spices, and spiced, use of term, Minn. Rules 1540.2940

Trade names, use, Minn. Rules 1540.2850

Use of term "fresh," Minn. Rules 1545.0210

Weight, Minn. Rules 1545.0290

Lamb, see LAMB (MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS)

Licenses, venison distribution and reimbursement, requirements for, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.035

Llamas, laws, compliance, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.456

Manufacturers, labels, information, Minn. Rules 1540.2070, 1540.2700, 1540.2900

Marks and marking, inspected articles, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.06, 2022 31A.07

Meat by-products, defined, Minn. Rules 1540.0010

Meat food products, see MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS

Meat substitutes, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.633

Minnesota approved label, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.632

Minnesota inspected and condemned, defined, Minn. Rules 1540.0010

Minnesota Meat Inspection Act, Minn. Rules 1540.0010 to 1540.4520

Minnesota retained, see under MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION

Misbranding, application of law, mandatory inspection exemptions, Minn. Rules 1540.0040

Names

Ingredients, Minn. Rules 1540.2690

Labels, Minn. Rules 1540.2680

Packages and packaging, transportation, Minn. Rules 1545.0170, 1545.0180

Packing, see PACKING PLANTS

Pinning, injected, injecting, defined, Minn. Rules 4626.0020

Placards

Bulk meat and meat products, Minn. Rules 1545.0320

Fanciful or distinctive names or terms, Minn. Rules 1545.0860 to 1545.0880

Pork, see PORK

Poultry, see POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS

Primal cuts

Defined, Minn. Rules 4626.0020

Food and beverage service establishments, application of rules, Minn. Rules 4626.0235

Labels and labeling, Minn. Rules 1545.0230, 1545.0820 to 1545.0850, 1545.0870

Quantity, labels, marks, or tags, Minn. Rules 1540.2710

Raw meat, prepared food, exception, sales and use taxes, Minn. Statutes 2022 297A.61

Readily perishable food, meat and meat products defined as, Minn. Statutes 2022 28A.03

Ready-to-eat meat, prepared food, exception, sales and use taxes, Minn. Statutes 2022 297A.61

Records and record keeping, chopped or ground meat products, primal cuts, Minn. Rules 1545.0230

Records and record keeping, rulemaking about, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.18

Retail cuts

Fanciful or distinctive names or terms, restrictions, Minn. Rules 1545.0860 to 1545.0880

Labels, marks, or tags, see same under this topic

Names, Minn. Rules 1545.0850

Retail dealers, record keeping chopped or ground meat, Minn. Rules 1545.0230

Sale

Graded meat, Minn. Rules 1545.0220

Inspection requirements, Minn. Rules 1540.0050

Sale by weight, Minn. Rules 1545.0290

Use of term "fresh," Minn. Rules 1545.0210

Sales and use taxes, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 297A.67

Sales and use taxes, exemptions, Minn. Rules 8130.4700

Sales

Farmer's own animals, limitations, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.56

Protection at place of sale, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.601

Retail sales, livestock dealers, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2022 17A.03

Sale as bulk food, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.83

Unlicensed slaughtered or processed meat, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.56

Samples, examination, Minn. Rules 1545.0280

Sanitation, transportation, Minn. Rules 1545.0150, 1545.0180

Seasonings, spice extracts, red color, Minn. Rules 1545.0260

Shipping, products of special kind or type, Minn. Rules 1540.4150

Slaughter houses, see SLAUGHTER HOUSES

Standards, identity and identification, Minn. Rules 1545.0360 to 1545.0410

Stitch pumping, injected, injecting, defined, Minn. Rules 4626.0020

Storage, inedible products, Minn. Rules 1545.0250

Storing and handling conditions, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.16

Temperature, transportation, Minn. Rules 1545.0180, 1545.0190

Transportation

Application of law, Minn. Rules 1545.0145

Means of transport, Minn. Rules 1545.0180

Meat exposed to elements, Minn. Rules 1545.0170

Temperature, Minn. Rules 1545.0180, 1545.0190

Vehicles, Minn. Rules 1545.0150, 1545.0160, 1545.0180

Trucks, inedible products, handling, Minn. Rules 1545.1320

Veal, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.611

Venison donations, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.035, 2022 97A.065, 2022 97B.303

Venison, identification, standards, Minn. Rules 1545.0410

Violations and penalties

Labels, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.632

Protection at place of sale, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.601

Unauthorized or forged certificates, Minn. Statutes 2022 31A.11

Weight

Labels, marks, or tags, Minn. Rules 1540.2710

Meat treated with tenderizing solutions, Minn. Rules 1545.0200

Sales by, Minn. Rules 1545.0290