OAR 603-029-1202: Products and Nitrates and Nitrites

Any product, such as frankfurters and corned beef, for which there is a standard in OAR 603-029-1200 to 603-029-1299 and to which nitrate or nitrite is permitted or required to be added, may be prepared without nitrate or nitrite and labeled with such standard name when immediately preceded with the term “Uncured” in the same size and style of lettering as the rest of such standard name: Provided, That the product is found by the Department to be similar in size, flavor, consistency, and general appearance to such product as commonly prepared with nitrate and nitrite: And provided further, That labeling for such product complies with the provisions of OAR 603-029-1022(3).