Q: What is the definition of "Lean" and "Extra lean" when used on a food label?


 A: These terms can be used to describe the fat content of meat, poultry, seafood, and game meats.

 

Source: Excerpted from FDA Backgrounder, May 1999: The New Food Label.

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