[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 9, Volume 2] [Revised as of January 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 9CFR319.260] [Page 317] TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS CHAPTER III--FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 319_DEFINITIONS AND STANDARDS OF IDENTITY OR COMPOSITION-- Table of Contents Subpart K_Luncheon Meat, Loaves and Jellied Products Sec. 319.260 Luncheon meat. ``Luncheon Meat'' is a cured, cooked meat food product made from comminuted meat. Mechanically Separated (Species) may be used in accordance with Sec. 319.6. To facilitate chopping or mixing or to dissolve the usual curing ingredients, water or ice may be used in the preparation of luncheon meat in an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total ingredients. [35 FR 15597, Oct. 3, 1970, as amended at 43 FR 26425, June 20, 1978; 47 FR 28257, June 29, 1982]