The commissioner shall promulgate rules exempting from any labeling requirement food which is, in accordance with the practice of the trade, to be processed, labeled, or repacked in substantial quantities at establishments other than those where originally processed or packed, on condition that such food is not adulterated or misbranded upon removal from such processing, labeling, or repacking establishment.
Federal regulations in effect on April 1, 2001, adopted under authority of the federal act relating to such exemptions are effective in this state unless the commissioner amends them. The commissioner also may amend existing rules concerning exemptions under chapter 14.
History:1974 c 84 s 29; 1975 c 412 s 17; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 350 art 11 s 4; 1994 c 571 s 4; 1997 c 220 s 4; 2000 c 477 s 30; 2002 c 373 s 21