Poultry Legislation and Labels Flashcards
define certified
been evaluated and approved for a certain class, quality, and grade
define chemical free
chemicals were not used to clean the product
**this should not be seen in the US, chemicals are not allowed on products in the US
define free range/free roaming
animals have access to the outdoors at some point in their lives
(used interchangeably)
define fresh poultry
cooled, but not kept lower than 26 degrees F
define frozen poultry
kept at zero degrees F
what should all poultry products have labeled on it?
“keep refrigerated”
define no hormones (poultry and pork)
!!cannot provide hormones to these products!!
define no antibiotics
must be approved and well documented to ensure this animal was not provided antibiotics
define organic
poultry needs an organic diet AND have access to the outdoors
define cage free
the animals are raised in an environment outside of a cage
define farm raised
this is just an extra label, all poultry is farm raised
define air chilled
they are hung in a fridge to cool
define kosher
the poultry is held to religious standards, looked over by a religious person like a rabbi
define enhanced and seasoned
the chicken is already marinated and ready to cook
define certified humane and animal welfare approved
managed and approved by a nonprofit organization
