9 CFR 319.2
§ 319.2 Products and nitrates and nitrites.
United States · 9 CFR — Animals and Animal Products · Status: effective
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- 9 CFR 319.2, § 319.2 Products and nitrates and nitrites, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/34758
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Any product, such as frankfurters and corned beef, for which there is a standard in this part and to which nitrate or nitrite is permitted or required to be added, may be prepared without nitrate or nitrite and labeled with such standard name when immediately preceded with the term “Uncured” in the same size and style of lettering as the rest of such standard name: Provided, That the product is found by the Administrator to be similar in size, flavor, consistency, and general appearance to such product as commonly prepared with nitrate and nitrite: And provided further, That labeling for such product complies with the provisions of § 317.17(c) of this subchapter.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.