Retail
‘case-life’ is 1 day for tenderloin and ground beef, 2 days for ‘wet cuts’ (e.g. chuck or
shoulder and round) and 3 days for ‘dry cuts’ (e.g. loin and rib); if muscles are
discolored at the ‘sell-by date’ or earlier, retail cuts must be marked down in price, faced
and repackaged, or ground