§ 24992 Poultry Meat Product Standards

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•There are rules for how poultry (like chicken or turkey) meat should be prepared and processed.
•These rules try to match the standards set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
•The rules make sure poultry meat is safe and good quality.

Example

You buy a chicken nugget from the store.

The rules make sure the chicken nugget is made safely and is good to eat, just like the USDA says it should be.

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§ 24992 Poultry Meat Product Standards

The regulations may include standards for poultry meat food products. The standards shall conform, so far as possible, to the standards which are adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture that pertain to the preparation and processing of poultry meat food products and the poultry meat which is used in such products. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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poultry meat food products United States Department of Agriculture

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 24992.

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