(A) Food is misbranded as a meat product if all of the following apply:
(1) The food is a manufactured-protein food product or the food contains a manufactured-protein food product.
(2) The food is offered for sale by a food processing establishment.
(3) A label that is part of or placed on the package or other container storing the manufactured-protein food product includes an identifying meat term.
(4) The label that is part of or placed on the package or other container storing the manufactured-protein food product does not contain a conspicuous and prominent qualifying meat term in close proximity to the identifying meat term.
(B) Food is misbranded as an egg product if all of the following apply:
(1) The food is a fabricated-egg product or the food contains a fabricated-egg product.
(2) The food is offered for sale or sold by a food processing establishment.
(3) A label that is part of or placed on the package or other container storing the food includes an identifying egg term.
(4) The label that is part of or placed on the package or other container storing the food does not contain a conspicuous and prominent qualifying egg term in close proximity to an identifying egg term.
(C) No food processing establishment shall sell food that is misbranded as a meat product or an egg product under this section.
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