Chapter 500 Food Products
- 500.01 Florida Food Safety Act; short title.
This chapter may be cited as the "Florida Food Safety Act." History.--ss. 1, 26, ch. 19656, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 4151(664); s. 2, ch. 82-225;...
- 500.02 Purpose of chapter.
This chapter is intended to: (1) Safeguard the public health and promote the public welfare by protecting the consuming public from injury by product use and...
- 500.03 Definitions; construction; applicability.
(1) For the purpose of this chapter, the term: (a) "Advertisement" means any representation disseminated in any manner or by any means, other than by labeling, for...
- 500.032 Declaration of policy and cooperation among departments.
(1) The department is charged with the administration and enforcement of this chapter in order to prevent fraud, harm, adulteration, misbranding, or false advertising in the...
- 500.033 Florida Food Safety and Food Defense Advisory Council.
(1) There is created the Florida Food Safety and Food Defense Advisory Council for the purpose of serving as a forum for presenting, investigating, and evaluating...
- 500.04 Prohibited acts.
The following acts and the causing thereof within the state are prohibited: (1) The manufacture, sale or delivery, holding or offering for sale of any food...
- 500.09 Rulemaking; analytical work.
(1) When in the judgment of the department such action will promote safety, honesty, and fair dealing in the interest of consumers, the department shall adopt...
- 500.10 Food deemed adulterated.
A food is deemed to be adulterated: (1)(a) If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health; but...
- 500.11 Food deemed misbranded.
(1) A food is deemed to be misbranded: (a) If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular; however, corn meal shall not be considered misbranded...
- 500.115 Advertisement of food deemed false.
An advertisement of a food is deemed to be false if it is false or misleading in any particular. History.--s. 19, ch. 19656, 1939; CGL...
- 500.12 Food permits; building permits.
(1)(a) A food permit from the department is required of any person who operates a food establishment or retail food store, except: 1. Persons operating minor food...
- 500.121 Disciplinary procedures.
(1) In addition to the suspension procedures provided in s. 500.12, the department may impose a fine not exceeding $5,000 against any retail food store or...
- 500.13 Addition of poisonous or deleterious substance to food.
(1) Any added poisonous or deleterious substance, any food additive, any pesticide chemical in or on a raw agricultural commodity, or any color additive, shall, with...
- 500.147 Inspection of food establishments and vehicles; food safety pilot program.
(1) The department or its duly authorized agent shall have free access at all reasonable hours to any food establishment or any vehicle being used to...
- 500.148 Reports and dissemination of information; confidentiality.
(1) The department may publish from time to time reports summarizing all judgments and court orders that have been rendered under this chapter, including the nature...
- 500.149 Employment of help; expenses and salaries.
The department may employ all help necessary to carry out and enforce the provisions of this chapter relating to foods and may designate any employee...
- 500.165 Transporting shipments of food items; rules; penalty.
(1) It is unlawful for a carrier to transport food items in a vehicle or rail car that has been or is being used to transport...
- 500.166 Records of interstate shipment.
For the purpose of enforcing this chapter, carriers engaged in interstate commerce and persons receiving food in interstate commerce shall, upon the request by an...
- 500.167 Carriers in interstate commerce; exception.
Carriers engaged in interstate commerce are exempt from the provisions of this chapter, except ss. 500.165 and 500.166. History.--s. 12, ch. 59-302; s. 23, ch....
- 500.169 Enforcement of federal act.
The department may exercise the enforcement powers granted by, and subject to the limitations of, 21 U.S.C. s. 337(b). History.--s. 16, ch. 94-180. ...
- 500.171 Injunction to restrain violation.
In addition to the remedies provided in this chapter and notwithstanding the existence of any adequate remedy at law, the department may bring an action...
- 500.172 Embargoing, detaining, destroying of food or food-processing equipment that is in violation.
(1) When the department or its duly authorized agent finds, or has probable cause to believe, that any food or food-processing equipment is in violation of...
- 500.173 Causes for seizure and condemnation of foods.
Any article of food that is adulterated or misbranded under the provisions of this chapter is subject to seizure and condemnation by the department or...
- 500.174 Seizure; procedure; prohibition on sale or disposal of article; penalty.
(1) Whenever the department or its duly authorized agent finds cause, or has probable cause to believe that a ground exists for the seizure of any...
- 500.175 Condemnation and sale; release of seized article.
(1) When any article detained or seized under s. 500.174 has been found by the department to be subject to seizure and condemnation under s. 500.174,...
- 500.177 Penalty for violation of s. 500.04; dissemination of false advertisement.
(1) Any person who violates any provision of s. 500.04 is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or...
- 500.178 Duty of state attorney.
Each state attorney to whom the department or its designated agent reports any violation of this chapter shall cause an appropriate proceeding to be instituted...
- 500.179 Issuance of warnings for minor violations.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the department to report, for the institution of proceedings under this chapter, minor violations of this...
- 500.301 Standards of enrichment for grain products; definitions.
As used in ss. 500.301-500.306, the term: (1) "Enrichment" means the replacement of those essential nutrients removed in the processing and refining of grain products. The...
- 500.302 Unlawful retail sales.
It is unlawful for any person to sell at retail in this state any grain product for which there is a state standard of enrichment...
- 500.303 Standards established by departmental rule.
The department shall by rule establish a state standard for each grain product defined in s. 500.301, which standard must conform so far as practicable...
- 500.304 Enforcement.
The department is charged with the duty of enforcing ss. 500.301-500.306 and is authorized and directed to adopt, amend, or rescind rules and orders for...
- 500.305 Investigations; inspections.
For the purposes of ss. 500.301-500.306, the department is authorized to: (1) Take samples for analysis. (2) Conduct examinations and investigations. (3) Enter at reasonable times any factory,...
- 500.306 Violations of ss. 500.301-500.305; penalty.
Any person who violates any provision of ss. 500.301-500.305 is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or...
- 500.451 Horse meat; sale for human consumption.
(1) It is unlawful for any person to sell in the markets of this state horse meat for human consumption unless the horse meat is clearly...
- 500.459 Water vending machines.
(1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.--It is the intent of the Legislature to protect the public health through licensing and establishing standards for water vending machines to ensure that...
- 500.511 Fees; enforcement; preemption.
(1) FEES.--All fees collected under s. 500.459 shall be deposited into the General Inspection Trust Fund and shall be accounted for separately and used for the...
- 500.60 Regulation of meat preempted to state.
Notwithstanding any other law or local ordinance to the contrary and to ensure uniform health and safety standards, the regulation, identification, and packaging of meat,...
- 500.601 Retail sale of meat; definitions; disclosure, penalties.
(1) As used in this section, the term: (a) "Cutting loss" means the weight of meat, fat, and bone removed from the carcass, side, quarter, or primal...
