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Beef Lung
Beef Lung
Moderate concern
Beef lung is prohibited for human food in the United States under 9 CFR 310.16, which states 'Livestock lungs shall not be saved for use as human food.' The rule reflects concerns about retained foreign material/contamination from the slaughter process. Lung is consumed in some other countries.
Found in
5 products
What it is
Lung tissue from cattle (Bos taurus).
Prohibited for human food in the United States under USDA-FSIS regulation 9 CFR 310.16.
Why it's flagged
- FDA-prohibited in human food — kept as moderate page-level note rather than banned-product cap; if products genuinely contain it, the cap fires from the substance-level e- canonical.
- US regulatory ban for human consumption
- Risk of debris/contamination from slaughter process
- BSE/TSE controls if imported
What regulators actually say
"Livestock lungs shall not be saved for use as human food."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Outside FDA jurisdiction; meat byproduct regulated by USDA-FSIS
European Union — EFSA
Permitted as food in EU member states subject to TSE rules
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