[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 9, Volume 2]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 9CFR317.363]



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                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS

 

     CHAPTER III--FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 

                               AGRICULTURE

 

PART 317_LABELING, MARKING DEVICES, AND CONTAINERS--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart B_Nutrition Labeling

 

Sec. 317.363  Nutrient content claims for ``healthy.''



    (a) The term ``healthy,'' or any other derivative of the term 

``health,'' may be used on the labeling of any meat or meat food 

product, provided that the product is labeled in accordance with Sec. 

317.309 and Sec. 317.313.

    (b)(1) The product shall meet the requirements for ``low fat'' and 

``low saturated fat,'' as defined in Sec. 317.362, except that single-

ingredient, raw products may meet the total fat and saturated fat 

criteria for ``extra lean'' in Sec. 317.362.

    (2) The product shall not contain more than 60 milligrams (mg) of 

cholesterol per reference amount customarily consumed, per labeled 

serving size, and, only for foods with reference amounts customarily 

consumed of 30 grams (g) or less or 2 tablespoons (tbsp) or less, per 50 

g, and, for dehydrated products that must be reconstituted with water or 

a diluent containing an insignificant amount, as defined in Sec. 

317.309(f)(1), of all nutrients, the per-50-g criterion refers to the 

prepared form, except that:

    (i) A main-dish product, as defined in Sec. 317.313(m), and a meal-

type product, as defined in Sec. 317.313(l), and including meal-type 

products that weigh more than 12 ounces (oz) per serving (container), 

shall not contain more than 90 mg of cholesterol per labeled serving 

size; and

    (ii) Single-ingredient, raw products may meet the cholesterol 

criterion for ``extra lean''in Sec. 317.362.

    (3) The product shall not contain more than 360 mg of sodium, except 

that it shall not contain more than 480 mg of sodium effective through 

January 1, 2006, per reference amount customarily consumed, per labeled 

serving size, and, only for foods with reference amounts customarily 

consumed of 30 g or less or 2 tbsp or less, per 50 g, and, for 

dehydrated products that must be reconstituted with water or a diluent 

containing an insignificant amount, as defined in Sec. 317.309(f)(1), 

of all nutrients, the per-50-g criterion refers to the prepared form, 

except that:

    (i) A main-dish product, as defined in Sec. 317.313(m), and a meal-

type product, as defined in Sec. 317.313(l), and including meal-type 

products that weigh more than 12 oz per serving (container), shall not 

contain more than 480 mg of sodium, except that it shall not contain 

more than 600 mg of sodium effective through January 1, 2006, per 

labeled serving size; and

    (ii) The requirements of this paragraph (b)(3) do not apply to 

single-ingredient, raw products.

    (4) The product shall contain 10 percent or more of the Reference 

Daily Intake or Daily Reference Value as defined in Sec. 317.309 for 

vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, calcium, protein, or fiber per reference 

amount customarily consumed prior to any nutrient addition, except that:

    (i) A main-dish product, as defined in Sec. 317.313(m), and 

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products that weigh less than 10 oz per serving (container), shall meet 

the level for two of the nutrients per labeled serving size; and

    (ii) A meal-type product, as defined in Sec. 317.313(l), shall meet 

the level for three of the nutrients per labeled serving size.



[59 FR 24228, May 10, 1994, as amended at 60 FR 196, Jan. 3, 1995; 63 FR 

7281, Feb. 13, 1998; 64 FR 72492, Dec. 28, 1999; 68 FR 463, Jan. 6, 

2003; 69 FR 58802, Oct. 1, 2004]