CODEX STAN 98-1981 Standard for Cooked Cured Chopped Meat
1. SCOPE
This standard applies to products designated as "Chopped Meat"1 which have been packed in any suitable packaging material.
2. DESCRIPTION
The product shall be prepared from meat or poultry meat or a combination of these as defined below which has been cured and which may have been smoked. At least 50% of the meat used shall consist of coarsely cut pieces equivalent to meat ground through holes of not less than 8 mm in diameter. No piece shall be greater than 15 mm in any one dimension.
The product may or may not contain binders.
The heat treatment to which the product has been subjected and the type of cure and packaging shall be sufficient to ensure that the product presents no public health hazard and remains wholesome under the conditions of storage, transport and sale as indicated in Sub-sections 6.4 and 6.5.
