9 CFR § 317.301 - Required nutrition labeling of ground or chopped meat products.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t9/s317.301"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "9 CFR § 317.301 - Required nutrition labeling of ground or chopped meat products."
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "317.301"
section_name: "Required nutrition labeling of ground or chopped meat products."
chapter_name: "FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "AGENCY ORGANIZATION AND TERMINOLOGY; MANDATORY MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION AND VOLUNTARY INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION"
part_number: "317"
part_name: "LABELING, MARKING DEVICES, AND CONTAINERS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 601-695; 7 CFR 2.18, 2.53."
regulatory_source: "35 FR 15580, Oct. 3, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "317"
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# 317.301 Required nutrition labeling of ground or chopped meat products.
(a) Nutrition labels must be provided for all ground or chopped products (livestock species) and hamburger with or without added seasonings (including, but not limited to, ground beef, ground beef patties, ground sirloin, ground pork, and ground lamb) that are intended for human consumption and offered for sale, in accordance with the provisions of § 317.309, except as exempted under § 317.400.
(b) [Reserved]
[75 FR 82165, Dec. 29, 2010]