Nope, NOT urban legend.
That was RAT feces and RAT protein.
And it was cowhide(with hair count), or leather, not Bovine Feces.
Bovine Feces gets washed off at the Slaughter house, with a special wash.
And, since I lived next door to a "Mr. Turkey meat inspector" he showed me the "Book". It was current as of 1998 when he showed me. He has now retired to Florida. But I could prolly get ahold of him for you.
You have to get the Full listings of the 2 inch thick book. I do not believe they publish it on the net. For just such reasons as people would FREAK OUT about the fact there is even a measurment for these things.
