Solutions Added to Raw Products Quick Reference 

Raw* Products with Standards of Identity 

in §319.100-103 and Subject to §317.2(e)2 

or §381.117(h) 

Raw* Products w/o Standards of Identity 

Subject to §317.2(e)2 or 381.117(h) 

Enzyme Tenderized Raw* Meat and Poultry 

Products Subject to §424.21(c) and §317.2(e)2 or 

§381.117(h); §317.8(b)25 or §381.120 

Product Name Standardized or common and usual name. Common and usual name or descriptive name. Standardized or common and usual name. 

Descriptive 

Designation (DD) 

Required? 

Yes - When the amount of solution exceeds the 

regulatory limit 

No – when the amount of solution does not exceed 

the regulatory limit 

Yes No – when the total pick up of solution is 3% or less. 

Yes – when the total pick up of solution exceeds 3% 

DD Location When required - Must be part of the product name 

on the Principal Display Panel. 

Must be part of the product name on the Principal 

Display Panel 

When required - Must be part of the product name. 

DD Format Product name and DD must be in a single easy-toread font style, same color, on same single 

contrasting background without intervening text or 

graphics. DD includes “Contains” “Containing,” 

“Injected With,” “Marinated With,” etc.

May not include the word “enhanced.”

Product name and DD must be in a single easy-toread font style, same color, on same single 

contrasting background without intervening text or 

graphics. DD includes “Contains,” “Containing,” 

“Injected With,” “Marinated With,” etc. 

May not include the word “enhanced.”

Product name and DD must be in a single easy-to-read font 

style, same color, on same single contrasting background 

without intervening text or graphics. DD includes “Contains,” 

“Containing,” “Injected With,” “Marinated With,” etc. 

May not include the word “enhanced.”

DD Minimum Lettering 

or Font Size 

Must be at least 1/3 smallest letter compared to 

largest letter. 

Must be at least 1/3 smallest letter compared to 

largest letter. 

When required - Must be at least 1/3 smallest letter 

compared to largest letter. 

Product Name 

Qualifying Statement 

(QS) Required? 

No No Yes OR if a solution DD is required in the qualifying 

statement may be incorporated into the solution DD. 

QS Location N/A N/A Prominent and conspicuous which means it is in close 

proximity or contiguous to the product name but when it is a 

separate statement from the DD it may not intervene 

between the product name and a required DD. 

QS Format N/A N/A Same color and style of print and on the same color 

background without intervening text or graphics. 

“Tenderized with [approved enzyme]”or “Tenderized with 

(name of approved inorganic chloride(s))” 

QS Minimum Lettering 

or Font Size 

N/A N/A To be prominent, lettering not less than 1/3 the size of the 

largest letter in the product name 

Percent (%) Added 

Solution Required to be 

Declared on the Label? 

Yes - When the amount solution exceeds the 

regulatory limit, the percentage (number with % 

symbol) must be part of the DD 

Yes, the percentage (number with the % symbol) 

must part of the DD 

No – when the total pick up of solution is 3% or less. 

Yes – when the total amount of solution exceeds regulatory 

limit of 3% 

Solution Ingredients 

Required to be Listed in 

Either the DD or QS? 

Yes - When the amount of solution exceeds the 

regulatory limit, the solution ingredients must be 

listed descending order of predominance in the DD 

Yes - The solution ingredients must be listed 

descending order of predominance in the DD 

No 

Example - Acceptable 

Product Name(s) 

Corned Beef Brisket 

Contains up to 35% of a Solution of Water, Salt, 

Flavorings, Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Erythrobate, 

Sodium Nitrite 

Pork Tenderloin Filet 

Marinated with up to 30% Added Solution of Pork Broth, 

Soybean Oil, Cultured Dextrose, Dried Vinegar, Spices, Salt, 

Lemon Juice Concentrate, Flavoring, Dehydrated Parsley 

Beef Rib Eye Steaks 

Tenderized with Papain (example where total solution is 3% or less) 

Beef Rib Eye Steaks Tenderized and Marinated with 7% Solution 

of Water, Salt, Spices, and Papain” (example as a combined 

statement) 

Beef Rib Eye Steaks Contains 7% of a Solution of Water, Salt, 

and Spices. 

Tenderized with Papain (example of the QS separate from the DD) 

* Not heated or cooked