Section 583.050 - Adulterated meat or meat food productsThe term "adulterated" applies to any carcass, part thereof, meat, meat food product, poultry or poultry food product which:
1. Bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health. If the substance is not an added substance, the article is not considered adulterated if the quantity of the substance in or on the article does not ordinarily render it injurious to health.2. Bears or contains, by reason of the administration of any substance to the live animal or otherwise, any added poisonous or added deleterious substance, other than one which is:(a) A pesticide chemical in or on a raw agricultural commodity;(c) A color additive, which may, in the judgment of the State Quarantine Officer, make the article unfit for human food.3. Is, in whole or in part, a raw agricultural commodity and the commodity bears or contains a pesticide chemical which is unsafe within the meaning of section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.4. Bears or contains any food additive which is unsafe within the meaning of section 409 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.5. Bears or contains any color additive which is unsafe within the meaning of section 721 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act if an article which is not adulterated under subsections 3 to 5, inclusive, is adulterated if use of the pesticide chemical, food additive or color additive in or on the article is prohibited by the regulations of the Department in establishments at which inspections are conducted.6. Consists, in whole or in part, of any filthy, putrid or decomposed substance or is for any other reason unsound, unhealthful, unwholesome or otherwise unfit for human food.7. Has been prepared, packed or held under unsanitary conditions where it may have become contaminated with filth or where it may have been rendered injurious to health.8. Is, in whole or in part, the product of an animal which has died other than by slaughter.9. Is in a container composed, in whole or in part, of any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render the contents injurious to health.10. Has been intentionally subjected to radiation, unless the use of the radiation was in conformity with a regulation or exemption in effect pursuant to section 409 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.11. Has a valuable element that has been, in whole or in part, omitted or abstracted from it, any substance has been substituted, wholly or in part, for it, damage to it or inferiority has been concealed in any manner, or any substance has been added to it, mixed or packed, to increase its bulk or weight, reduce its quality or strength or make it appear better or of greater value than it is.12. Is margarine containing animal fat and any of the raw material used therein consisting in whole or in part of any filthy, putrid or decomposed substance.Nev. Admin. Code § 583.050
Bd. of Health, Meat, Poultry and Shellfish Reg. No. 6, eff. 7-8-73; A by R003-23A, eff. 6/4/2024