110800. (a) Any label of any retail cut of beef, veal, lamb, or pork held for sale in a retail food production and marketing establishment or a frozen food locker plant shall clearly identify the species (beef, veal, lamb, or pork) and the primal cut from which it is derived, and the retail name.
This section shall not apply to ground beef or hamburger, boneless stewing meat, cubed steaks, sausage, or soupbones.
(b) “Primal cuts” include only the following in the various species:
Beef
Veal
Lamb
Pork
Chuck
Shoulder
Shoulder
Shoulder
Rib
Rib
Rib
—
Loin
Loin
Loin
Loin
Shank
Shank
Shank
—
Brisket
Breast
Breast
—
Plate
Breast
Breast
—
Flank
Flank
—
—
Round
Round or leg
Leg
Leg or ham
Cuts derived from other than the above primal cuts need only show species and the retail name.
(c) It is unlawful and constitutes misbranding for any person to sell or offer for sale in a retail food production and marketing establishment or frozen food locker plant any retail cut of beef that is labeled in violation of this section.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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