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Test Desciption - Figure 2. Prepackaged MTB roast with all MTB labelling requirements included on the same label as other mandatory information.

This figure outlines an example of how to comply with the mandatory labelling requirements for selling mechanically tenderized beef in Canada. The image is of a prepackaged mechanically tenderized beef oven roast, as found in a grocery store. There is one large white label containing the mandatory labelling information for meat, as well as the new mandatory labelling requirements that identifies the steak as being mechanically tenderized and provides recommended cooking instructions. All label information is displayed in English and French.