9 CFR § 381.156 - Poultry meat content standards for certain poultry products.
Poultry products with labeling terminology as set forth in Table I shall comply with the specifications for percent light meat and percent dark meat set forth in said table.
Table I
Label terminology | Percent light meat | Percent dark meat |
---|---|---|
Natural proportions | 50–65 | 50–35. |
Light or white meat | 100 | 0. |
Dark meat | 0 | 100. |
Light and dark meat | 51–65 | 49–35. |
Dark and light meat | 35–49 | 65–51. |
Mostly white meat | 66 or more | 34 or less. |
Mostly dark meat | 34 or less | 66 or more. |
[37 FR 9706, May 16, 1972, as amended at 39 FR 4569, Feb. 5, 1974]