### Question
What does prepared mean?


### Answer
**Prepared** has the following meaning in *21 U.S.C. § 601*:

> slaughtered, canned, salted, rendered, boned, cut up, or otherwise manufactured or processed

#### Citation:
  - *21 U.S.C. § 601*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12-MEAT INSPECTION > SUBCHAPTER I-INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS; ADULTERATION AND MISBRANDING**

