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Labeling Requirements for Ground Poultry ? Great Question Producers are not required to identify the cuts of poultry used for grinding on the label. If cuts are identified, only those cuts can appear in the product. Ground poultry can contain only muscle meat and skin with attached fat in natural proportions, and not other components, such as giblets. "Ground (kind) meat means no skin is included. A package that is labeled "ground turkey meat" is just that -- ground muscle meat with no skin included. Shoppers Guides - Educational Consumer Pamphlets Online Thanks for reading. Suzie Posted: Friday 20th May 2005, 1:10 AM

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