New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 47C - GENERAL COMMODITIES; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Subchapter 2 - FOODSTUFFS
Section 13:47C-2.1 - Meat, poultry, fish, and/or shellfish sold by net weight: methods of sale
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:47C-2.1
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Labels on ready-to-cook stuffed fish, seafood, poultry, or meat products must show the total net weight of the stuffed fish, seafood, poultry, or meat product.
(b) Persons conducting net weight inspections of meat, poultry or fish shall use dry tare. Packages of meat, poultry and fish shall be tested for net weight content as follows:
1.
For packages of meat and poultry that bear a United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) inspection seal, used dry tare (or dried used tare) shall be used as the
method of tare determination.
2. For
packages that do not bear the USDA seal of inspection, unused dry tare shall be used
when available at the place of sale. If unused dry tare is not available, then used
dry tare (or dried used tare) shall be used as the method of tare
determination.
3. When testing packages
of fresh or unfrozen fish, unused dry tare shall be used if available at the place
of sale. If unused dry tare is not available, then used dry tare (or dried used
tare) shall be used as the method of tare determination.
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