{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-94-142","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, § 142","heading":"Adulteration of sausage or sausage meat","body":"Section 142. For the purposes of this and the following section, sausage or sausage meat shall be deemed to be adulterated:\nFirst. If it contains any cereal or vegetable flour or any product thereof in excess of two per cent, except as authorized by section one hundred and forty-three A;\nSecond. If it contains any coloring matter, or any substance injurious or deleterious to health;\nThird. If it contains water in excess of an amount sufficient to make the product palatable and to facilitate mixing and placing in casings;\nFourth. If it contains, except as casing, the organs of the thoracic and abdominal cavities or any part thereof, except hearts, tripe and liver;\nFifth. If it contains any diseased, contaminated, filthy or decomposed substance; or if it is manufactured, in whole or in part from, or contains a substance produced, stored, transported or kept in a way or manner that would render the article diseased, contaminated or unwholesome; or if it is the product of a diseased animal or the product of any animal which has died otherwise than by slaughter.","path":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 94"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter94/Section142","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:05Z","sha256":"4d2af695cb5999938b9550ef040068fec0f15f7ebde3dc411547d77215863985","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-94-141","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-94-143"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}