9 CFR 319.143
§ 319.143 Breakfast sausage.
United States · 9 CFR — Animals and Animal Products · Status: effective
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- 9 CFR 319.143, § 319.143 Breakfast sausage, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/34781
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“Breakfast sausage” is sausage prepared with fresh and/or frozen meat; or fresh and/or frozen meat and meat byproducts, and may contain Mechanically Separated (Species) in accordance with § 319.6, and may be seasoned with condimental substances as permitted in part 318 of this subchapter. The finished product shall not contain more than 50 percent fat. To facilitate chopping or mixing, water or ice may be used in an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total ingredients used. Binders or extenders may be added as provided in § 319.140 of this part.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.