Please note:
- X is used to refer to a specific type of meat, such as beef in beef burgers, pork in pork pies, etcÂ
- meat content for numbers 7-13 should be calculated by reference to the weight of uncooked ingredientsÂ
- ‘meat’ includes cured meat
Name of product
Pork only
Birds and rabbits only
Beef, lamb and other species, or other mixtures of meat
Type of meat used
1. burger
67%
55%
62%
if described as an X burger, the amount of X must be at least equal to the minimum required meat content
2. economy burger
50%
41%
47%
if described as an X economy burger, the amount of X must be at least equal to the minimum required meat content
3. hamburger
67%
N/A
62%
all pork, all beef or a mixture of pork and beef
4. chopped X
75%
62%
70%
N/A
13. pasty, pastie, bridie, sausage roll
6%
6%
6%
No additional requirement
14. pork sausage (but not pork liver sausage or pork tongue sausage), pork link, pork chipolata, pork sausage meat
42%
N/A
N/A
No additional requirement
15. sausage (but not liver sausage or tongue sausage), link, chipolata, sausage meat
32%
26%
30%
No additional requirement
For further examples, including meat pies, refer to schedule 1 of The products containing Meat etc (England) Regulations 2014
