3717-1-03.1(A)(5) Food: sources, specifications, and original containers

Whole-muscle, intact beef steaks that are intended for consumption in an undercooked form without a consumer advisory as specified in paragraph (A)(2) of rule 3717-1-03.3 of the Administrative Code are to be:

(a)

Obtained from a food processing plant that does not mechanically tenderize, vacuum tumble with solutions, reconstruct, cube, or pound these whole-muscle, intact beef steaks; or

(b)

Deemed acceptable by the licensor based on other evidence, such as written buyer specifications or invoices, that indicates that the steaks meet the definition of whole-muscle, intact beef; and

(c)

If individually cut in a food service operation or retail food establishment:

(i)

Cut from whole-muscle intact beef that is received from a food processing plant as specified in paragraph (A)(5)(a) of this rule or identified as specified in paragraph (A)(5)(b) of this rule; and

(ii)

Prepared so they remain intact.