The American Frozen Food Institute has urged the change, contending that the products are designed and labeled to be cooked before eating.
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USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service has decided to drop frozen entrees containing a combination of fully cooked meat and/or poultry products and uncooked nonmeat ingredients from its definition of "ready-to-eat" foods.
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