{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-98.4","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 98.4","heading":"Analytical methods.","body":"(a) The majority of analytical methods used by the USDA laboratories to perform analyses of meat, meat food products and MREs are listed as follows:\n(1) Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC INTERNATIONAL, Suite 500, 481 North Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20877-2417.\n(2) U.S. Army Individual Protection Directorate's Military Specifications, approved analytical test methods noted therein, U.S. Army Natick Research, Development and Engineering Center, Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760-5017.\n(b) Additional analytical methods for these foods will be used, from time to time, as approved by the Director.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER I—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER E—COMMODITY LABORATORY TESTING PROGRAMS","PART 98—MEALS, READY-TO-EAT (MREs), MEATS, AND MEAT PRODUCTS","Subpart A—MREs, Meats, and Related Meat Food Products"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"16d220b267beeeb802da0126c8abab081693f7359c2134efcccb5fcc51db65d8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-98.3","next":"us/7-cfr-98.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}