‘An Act To Require Disclosure of Major Food Allergens at Certain Retail Food Locations’
| HP0372 LD 515 |
Session - 129th Maine Legislature C "A", Filing Number H-202, Sponsored by
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LR 758 Item 2 |
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| Bill Tracking, Additional Documents | Chamber Status | ||
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Require Disclosure of Major Food Allergens at Certain Retail Food Locations’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §2157, sub-§15 is enacted to read:
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
summary
This amendment, which is the minority report, strikes and replaces the bill. The amendment provides that an unpackaged food or food product that includes one of the major food allergens as identified by the federal Food and Drug Administration is considered misbranded if a person sells, offers for sale or serves the food or food product in a food establishment with a retail store unless, when the food or food product is offered for consumption, a conspicuous label or sign is placed on the food or food product, immediately next to the food or food product or immediately next to the food's or food product's listing on a menu board indicating that the food or food product contains one of the major food allergens as identified by the federal Food and Drug Administration.