---
kind: "section"
citation: "9 C.F.R. § 319.144"
title: "9"
number: "319.144"
heading: "Whole hog sausage."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/9/319.144"
---

# §319.144. Whole hog sausage.


“Whole Hog Sausage” is sausage prepared with fresh and/or frozen meat from swine in such proportions as are normal to a single animal, and may include any Mechanically Separated (Species) produced from the animal and used in accordance with [§ 319.6](/cfr/9/319.6.md), and may be seasoned with condimental substances as permitted under [part 318](/cfr/9/part318.md) of this subchapter. The finished product shall not contain more than 50 percent fat. To facilitate chopping or mixing, water or ice may be used in an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total ingredients used.


## Notes

### Amendments

[35 FR 15597, Oct. 3, 1970, as amended at 43 FR 26424, June 20, 1978; 47 FR 28257, 28258, June 29, 1982]

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1633, 1901-1906; 21 U.S.C. 601-695; 7 CFR 2.18, 2.53.

### Source

Source: 35 FR 15597, Oct. 3, 1970, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[35 FR 15597, Oct. 3, 1970, as amended at 43 FR 26424, June 20, 1978; 47 FR 28257, 28258, June 29, 1982]