[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR155.201]

[Page 486-487]
 
                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES (CONTINUED)
 
PART 155_CANNED VEGETABLES--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart B_Requirements for Specific Standardized Canned Vegetables
 
Sec.  155.201  Canned mushrooms.

    (a) Identity--(1) Definition. Canned mushrooms is the food properly 
prepared from the caps and stems of succulent mushrooms conforming to 
the characteristics of the species Agaricus (Psalliota) bisporus or A. 
bitorquis, in one of the optional styles specified in paragraph (a)(2) 
of this section, packed with

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a suitable liquid medium which may include water; and may contain one or 
more safe and suitable optional ingredients specified in paragraph 
(a)(3) of this section. The food is sealed in a container and, before or 
after sealing, is so processed by heat as to prevent spoilage.
    (2) Styles. The optional styles of the mushroom ingredient referred 
to in paragraph (a)(1) of this section are:
    (i) Buttons--consisting of whole mushrooms with attached stems not 
exceeding 5 millimeters (0.2 inch) in length, measured from the bottom 
of the veil.
    (ii) Whole--consisting of whole mushrooms with attached stems cut to 
a length not exceeding the diameter of the cap, measured from the bottom 
of the veil.
    (iii) Quarters--consisting of buttons or whole style cut into four 
approximately equal parts.
    (iv) Slices or sliced--consisting of buttons or whole style of which 
not less than 50 percent are cut parallel to the longitudinal axis of 
the stem and 2 millimeters to 8 millimeters (0.08 inch to 0.32 inch) in 
thickness.
    (v) Random sliced--consisting of buttons or whole style sliced in a 
random manner.
    (vi) Pieces and stems--consisting of pieces of caps and stems of 
irregular shapes and sizes.
    (3) Optional ingredients. One or any combination of two or more of 
the following safe and suitable optional ingredients as provided for in 
paragraph (a)(1) of this section may be used:
    (i) Salt.
    (ii) Monosodium glutamate.
    (iii) Disodium inosinate complying with the provisions of Sec.  
172.535 of this chapter.
    (iv) Disodium guanylate complying with the provisions of Sec.  
172.530 of this chapter.
    (v) Hydrolyzed vegetable protein.
    (vi) Autolyzed yeast extract.
    (vii) Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) in a quantity not to exceed 132 
milligrams for each 100 grams (37.5 milligrams for each ounce) of 
drained weight of mushrooms.
    (viii) Organic acids (except no vinegar is permitted), only where 
the inside metal of the container is fully enamel-lined and in glass 
containers with fully enamel-lined caps. Ascorbic acid as provided for 
in paragraph (a)(3)(vii) of this section.
    (ix) Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate (CaNa2 
EDTA) in a quantity not to exceed 200 parts per million for use to 
promote color retention.
    (4) Labeling requirements. (i) The name of the food is mushrooms. 
The style as provided for in paragraph (a)(2) of this section shall be 
included as part of the name or in close proximity to the name of the 
food.
    (ii) Label declaration. Each of the ingredients used in the food 
shall be declared on the label as required by the applicable sections of 
parts 101 and 130 of this chapter.
    (b) [Reserved]
    (c) Fill of container. (1) The standard of fill of container for 
canned mushrooms is:
    (i) The fill of the mushroom ingredient and packing medium, as 
determined by the general method for fill of container prescribed in 
Sec.  130.12(b) of this chapter, is not less than 90 percent of the 
total capacity of the container.
    (ii) The drained weight of the mushroom ingredient is not less than 
56 percent of the water capacity of the container.
    (iii) Determine drained weight as specified in Sec.  155.3(a).
    (2) Determine compliance for minimum fill and drained weight as 
specified in Sec.  155.3(b).
    (3) If the canned mushrooms fall below the standard of fill 
prescribed in paragraph (c)(1) (i) and/or (ii) and (2) of this section, 
the label shall bear the general statement of substandard fill specified 
in Sec.  130.14(b) of this chapter, in the manner and form therein 
prescribed.

[48 FR 10813, Mar. 15, 1983, as amended at 58 FR 2883, Jan. 6, 1993]