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Joel Elias <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 15 Nov 1999 15:03:48 -0500
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<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>>

A post last week indicated that USDA regulations had changed in July to
allow manufacturers to add modified food starch to ham products without
it appearing on the package label. This does not appear to be correct.

The following excerpts from the regulations state the packaging
requirements.

Unfortunately, if we see modified food starch on a label, we must still
question the source.

Joel

See http://www.fsis.usda.gov:80/OA/fr/99-12882.htm for the full ruling
on "Ham water added".

"Paperwork Requirements

    Abstract: FSIS has reviewed the paperwork and recordkeeping
requirements in this direct final rule in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act. This direct final rule requires manufacturers opting to
use soy protein concentrate, singly or in combination with either
modified food starch or carrageenan, as binders and extenders in
certain meat products to revise their product labels and submit them to
FSIS for approval. However, labels will not have to be revised for
increasing the use level of modified food starch in ``Ham and Water
Product--X% of Weight is Added Ingredients'' products that presently
contain modified food starch, provided the increase in the use level
does not change the order of predominance of the ingredients."

See http://www.fsis.usda.gov:80/oa/fr/98-064.htm for the full ruling on
"Ham with natural juices".

"If a manufacturer decides to make a ``Ham with Natural Juices''
product that includes a binder, but which adheres to the PFF value for
a ``Ham with Natural Juices'' product, it will have to be labeled
accordingly. Modified food starch and the other permitted binders will
have to appear in the ingredients statement to inform consumers of
their presence."

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Joel Elias
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