9 CFR § 319.301 - Chili con carne with beans.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t9/s319.301"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "9 CFR § 319.301 - Chili con carne with beans."
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "319.301"
section_name: "Chili con carne with beans."
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: "319"
part_name: "DEFINITIONS AND STANDARDS OF IDENTITY OR COMPOSITION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 1633, 1901-1906; 21 U.S.C. 601-695; 7 CFR 2.18, 2.53."
regulatory_source: "35 FR 15597, Oct. 3, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "319"
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# 319.301 Chili con carne with beans.
*Chili con carne with beans* shall contain not less than 25 percent of meat computed on the weight of the fresh meat. Mechanically Separated (Species) may be used in accordance with § 319.6. Head meat, cheek meat, or heart meat exclusive of the heart cap may be used to the extent of 25 percent of the meat ingredients, and its presence shall be reflected in the statement of ingredients required by part 317 of this subchapter. The mixture may contain binders and extenders as provided in § 424.21(c) of subchapter E.
[55 FR 34684, Aug. 24, 1990, as amended at 76 FR 82078, Dec. 30, 2011]