CFR > Title 9 - Animals and Animal Products > CHAPTER III—FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE > SUBCHAPTER A—AGENCY ORGANIZATION AND TERMINOLOGY; MANDATORY MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION AND VOLUNTARY INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION (parts 300 to 381) > PART 319—DEFINITIONS AND STANDARDS OF IDENTITY OR COMPOSITION > SUBPART R—Meat Salads and Meat Spreads (§319.760 to §319.762) > 319.760—Deviled ham, deviled tongue, and similar products.

319.760—Deviled ham, deviled tongue, and similar products.

(a) “Deviled Ham” is a semiplastic cured meat food product made from finely comminuted ham and containing condiments. Mechanically Separated (Species) may be used in accordance with § 319.6. Deviled ham may contain added ham fat: Provided, That the total fat content shall not exceed 35 percent of the finished product. The moisture content of deviled ham shall not exceed that of the fresh unprocessed meat.
(b) The moisture content of “Deviled Tongue” and similar products shall not exceed that of the fresh, unprocessed meat.

Code of Federal Regulations

[35 FR 15597, Oct. 3, 1970, as amended at 43 FR 26425, June 20, 1978; 47 FR 28257, June 29, 1982]