LAC 49:I.923. Sausage, Binders or Extenders Content [Formerly 49:3.0404]

A. When meat products are placed in casings, e.g. sausages, they shall contain not more than 3.5 percent, individually and collectively, or cereal, vegetable starch, starchy vegetable flour, dried milk or dried skim milk, soya flour or any other binders or extenders. Sausages containing binders or extenders in excess of 3.5 percent by weight shall be labeled as an imitation as provided in the Louisiana Food, Drug and Cosmetic Law, R.S. 40:608 (3). If sold in packages of more than two pounds net weight, each link of sausage shall be legibly and conspicuously marked by stamping or printing on the casing the word "Imitation," in addition to the required complete labeling on the package. When not sold in link form, the word "Imitation" shall appear at least once on each twelve inches of sausage.