8 CCR 1202-14, pt. 3 - Meat, Poultry, Fish, and Seafood
3.1. Meat, poultry fish and seafood, shall be
sold by weight, except that shellfish in the shell may be sold by weight,
measure, and/or count. Shellfish are aquatic animals having a shell, such as
mollusks (e.g. scallops) or crustaceans (e.g. lobster or shrimp).
3.2. When meat, poultry, fish, or seafood are
combined with some other food element to form a distinctive food product, the
quantity representation may be in terms of the total weight of the product and
a quantity representation need not be made for each element provided a
statement listing the ingredients in order of their predominance by weight
appears on the label.
3.3. Whole
clams, mussels, oysters, and other mollusks in the shell (fresh or frozen)
shall be sold by weight (including the weight of the shell, but not including
the liquid or ice packed with them), dry measure (e.g., bushel), and/or count.
In addition, size designations may be provided.
3.3.1. Whole clams, oysters, mussels, or
other mollusks on the half shell (fresh, cooked, smoked, or frozen, with or
without sauces or spices added) shall be sold by weight (excluding the weight
of the shell) and/or by count. Size designations may also be
provided.
3.3.2. Fresh oysters
removed from the shell shall be sold by weight, drained weight, or by fluid
volume. For oysters sold by weight or by volume, a maximum of 15 % free liquid
by weight is permitted.
3.3.3.
Processed clams, mussels, oysters, or other mollusks on the half shell (fresh
or frozen) shall be sold by net weight excluding the weight of the shell. The
term "processed" means removing the meat from the shell and chopping it or
cutting it or commingling it with other solid foods.
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