Yes.
In fact, Office of Policy of the Food Safety & Inspection
Service of the USDA has issued a tome called the “Food
Standards Labeling Policy which provides separate definitions
of “sandwich—open” and “sandwich-closed” along
with hundreds of other helpful definitions such as chili,
pizza (currently subject to review) and salami.
The
sandwich definition is particularly important because
closed sandwiches can be made in a facility that is not
USDA inspected, but open sandwiches have to be made in
a USDA inspected facility. So is a rolled sandwich open
or closed?
Note:
USDA jurisdiction is limited to products containing meat
or poultry. Products subject to USDA jurisdiction must
be made in a USDA licensed facility and unlike products
under the jurisdiction of the FDA, labels on meat and
poultry products, must receive prior USDA approval.
Finally, we heard a rumor that USDA is revising the definition
of pork to “2002 Farm Bill.”