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CHAPTER 1550, FOOD; GENERAL RULES

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Table of Parts
Part Title
1550.0020 [Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0030 [Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0040 [Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0050 [Repealed, 27 SR 260]
1550.0060 [Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0070 [Repealed, 27 SR 260]
1550.0080 [Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0090 DIRECT MISSTATEMENTS AND INDIRECT MISREPRESENTATIONS.
1550.0100 NO LABEL OR DESCRIPTIVE MATTER.
1550.0110 SPECIAL LABELING.
1550.0120 DECEPTIVE OR MISLEADING ORAL STATEMENTS REGARDING UNLABELED GOODS.
1550.0130 ARTICLES OF FOOD TAKEN FROM ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
1550.0140 RETAIL CARTONS OR OTHER OUTSIDE CONTAINERS.
1550.0150 MUTILATION OR DESTRUCTION OF LABELS IN OPENING PACKAGES.
1550.0160 [Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0170 [Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0190 [Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0200 GEOGRAPHICAL NAME.
1550.0210 [Repealed, 27 SR 260]
1550.0220 [Repealed, 27 SR 260]
1550.0230 [Repealed, 27 SR 260]
1550.0240 [Repealed, 27 SR 260]
1550.0250 [Repealed, 27 SR 260]
1550.0260 [Repealed, 27 SR 260]
1550.0270 [Repealed, 27 SR 260]
1550.0280 COMPOUNDS AND MIXTURES.
1550.0290 [Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0300 [Repealed, 27 SR 260]
1550.0310 [Repealed, 27 SR 260]
1550.0320 BY-PRODUCTS OR WASTE FOOD MATERIAL.
1550.0330 CERTAIN ADULTERATIONS NOT CORRECTED BY LABEL.
1550.0340 [Repealed, 27 SR 260]
1550.0350 POWDERING.
1550.0360 COATING, STAINING, OR OTHER TREATMENT.
1550.0370 PRESERVATIVES.
1550.0380 [Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0390 USE OF PRESERVATIVE TO CONCEAL DAMAGE OR INFERIORITY.
1550.0400 COMPOUNDS OR MIXTURES OF PRESERVATIVES.
1550.0410 FOOD PRODUCTS MISBRANDED OR ADULTERATED.
1550.0420 [Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0430 [Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0440 [Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0450 [Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0460 [Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0470 [Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0480 [Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0490 [Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0500 [Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0510 [Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0520 CONCENTRATES AND FOUNTAIN SYRUPS.
1550.0530 PHOSPHATE CONCENTRATE.
1550.0540 IMITATION FRUIT EXTRACTS, COMPOUNDS, AND OTHER SIMILAR PREPARATIONS.
1550.0550 [Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0560 [Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0570 MIXED SYRUPS AND SUGARS.
1550.0580 POWDERED SUGAR.
1550.0590 [Repealed, 27 SR 260]
1550.0600 MIXED FLOURS.
1550.0610 [Repealed, 27 SR 260]
1550.0620 [Repealed, 27 SR 260]
1550.0630 VINEGAR.
1550.0640 LABELING OR STENCILING OF VINEGAR CONTAINER.
1550.0650 KOSHER FOOD PRODUCTS; RABBINICAL COUNCIL DEFINED.
1550.0660 AUTHORIZED MARKING MATERIALS.
1550.0670 MARKINGS LEGIBILITY.
1550.0680 LABELING.
1550.0690 LABELING KOSHER FRESH MEAT.
1550.0700 LABELING BULK CUTS OF KOSHER FRESH MEATS.
1550.0710 LABELING KOSHER FRESH MEAT TRIMMINGS SOLD IN BULK PACKAGES OR BARRELS.
1550.0720 LABELING KOSHER TONGUE AND LIVERS.
1550.0730 LABELING KOSHER POULTRY.
1550.0740 LABELING MEAT UNFIT FOR KOSHER PLUMBA.
1550.0750 FRESH KOSHER MEAT RESTRICTIONS.
1550.0760 LABELING KOSHER CURED, COOKED, OR PREPARED MEAT AND MEAT PREPARATIONS.
1550.0770 LABELING KOSHER WIENERS, SAUSAGES, AND FRANKFURTERS IN BULK CONTAINERS.
1550.0780 PREPACKAGED KOSHER MEATS.
1550.0790 OTHER KOSHER FOOD PRODUCTS.
1550.0800 USE OF DULY ADOPTED RABBINICAL SYMBOL.
1550.0810 MEAT PREPARATIONS.
1550.0820 IDENTIFICATION OF KOSHER MEATS AND MEAT PRODUCTS SLICED, CUT, GROUND, OR CHOPPED IN ADVANCE OF SALE.
1550.0830 WORD "KOSHER" LIMITED TO KOSHER FOODS.
1550.0840 INVOICES AND BILLS OF LADING.
1550.0850 [Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0860 [Repealed, 27 SR 260]
1550.0870 COLORED ORANGES.
1550.0880 FLOUR BAGS.
1550.0890 DEFINITIONS AND STANDARDS FOR FOOD.
1550.0900 GENERAL METHODS FOR WATER CAPACITY OF CONTAINERS.
1550.0910 GENERAL METHOD FOR FILL OF CONTAINERS.
1550.0920 GENERAL STATEMENT OF SUBSTANDARD QUALITY AND SUBSTANDARD FILL OF CONTAINER.
DELIVERY OF FOOD
1550.0930 DEFINITIONS.
1550.0940 CONSTRUCTION OF DELIVERY EQUIPMENT.
1550.0950 DELIVERY EQUIPMENT TO HANDLE PERISHABLE FOOD.
1550.0960 DELIVERY EQUIPMENT TO HANDLE READILY PERISHABLE FOODS.
1550.0970 DELIVERY EQUIPMENT FOR FROZEN FOOD.
1550.0980 DELIVERY EQUIPMENT TO HANDLE HOT FOOD.
1550.0990 [Repealed, 27 SR 260]
1550.1000 DELIVERY EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION.
1550.1010 FAILURE TO CARRY IDENTIFICATION.
1550.1020 CONTRACT HAULER OR COMMON CARRIER.
QUALITY ASSURANCE DATING
1550.1030 QUALITY ASSURANCE DATING.
1550.1040 DEFINITIONS.
1550.1060 USE OF OPEN DATE.
1550.1070 DISPLAY OF OPEN DATE.
1550.1080 EXPLANATION OF OPEN DATE.
1550.1090 OTHER INFORMATION.
1550.1100 EASY READABILITY.
1550.1110 ABBREVIATIONS AND NUMERICAL DESIGNATIONS.
1550.1120 OPEN DATE 90 DAYS OR LESS FROM DATE OF MANUFACTURE OR PACKAGING.
1550.1130 OPEN DATE MORE THAN 90 DAYS FROM DATE OF MANUFACTURE OR PACKAGING.
1550.1140 RULES IN LIEU OF OPEN DATE.
1550.1150 PERISHABLE FOODS REQUIRING AGING.
1550.1160 PERISHABLE FOODS HAVING QUALITY ASSURANCE DATES OF MORE THAN 90 DAYS.
1550.1170 PERISHABLE FOODS WHICH ARE EXEMPT FROM OPEN QUALITY ASSURANCE DATING.
1550.1180 OPEN DATE ON FINAL SALE PACKAGE.
1550.1190 EXPIRED OPEN QUALITY ASSURANCE DATE.
1550.1200 EXEMPTION.
1550.1210 PERISHABLE FOODS ALREADY LABELED.
1550.1230 LABELING BEFORE AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 1974.
1550.1240 REMEDIES.
1550.1250 COMPLIANCE.
BAKERIES
1550.1255 APPLICABILITY.
1550.1260 DEFINITIONS.
1550.1270 REQUIREMENTS FOR PREMISES.
1550.1280 SATISFACTORY COMPLIANCE FOR PREMISES.
1550.1290 SANITARY CONDITION OF BAKERY PRODUCTS AND INGREDIENTS.
1550.1300 SATISFACTORY COMPLIANCE FOR BAKERY PRODUCTS AND INGREDIENTS.
1550.1310 REFRIGERATION AND PROTECTION OF PERISHABLE PRODUCTS.
1550.1320 SATISFACTORY COMPLIANCE FOR PERISHABLE SUPPLIES AND PRODUCTS.
1550.1330 STORAGE OF NONPERISHABLE PRODUCTS AND SUPPLIES.
1550.1340 SATISFACTORY COMPLIANCE FOR STORAGE OF NONPERISHABLE PRODUCTS AND SUPPLIES.
1550.1350 BAKERY CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES BUILDING REQUIREMENTS.
1550.1360 SATISFACTORY COMPLIANCE FOR BAKERY CONSTRUCTION.
1550.1370 TOILET AND DRESSING ROOMS.
1550.1380 SATISFACTORY COMPLIANCE FOR TOILET AND DRESSING ROOMS.
1550.1390 LIGHTING.
1550.1400 SATISFACTORY COMPLIANCE FOR LIGHTING.
1550.1410 VENTILATION.
1550.1420 SATISFACTORY COMPLIANCE FOR VENTILATION.
1550.1430 CONTROL OF INSECTS, RODENTS, BIRDS, AND OTHER ANIMALS.
1550.1440 SATISFACTORY COMPLIANCE FOR INSECT, RODENT, BIRD, AND OTHER ANIMAL CONTROL.
1550.1450 WATER SUPPLY.
1550.1460 WASTE DISPOSAL.
1550.1470 SATISFACTORY COMPLIANCE FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.
1550.1480 CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN OF EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS.
1550.1490 SATISFACTORY COMPLIANCE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS.
1550.1500 CLEANING AND SANITIZING.
1550.1510 SATISFACTORY COMPLIANCE FOR CLEANING AND SANITIZING.
1550.1520 HEALTH AND HYGIENE PRACTICES OF PERSONNEL.
1550.1530 SATISFACTORY COMPLIANCE FOR HEALTH AND HYGIENE PRACTICES.
MANUFACTURING REQUIREMENTS FOR NONALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES, BEER, AND OTHER MALT BEVERAGES
1550.1540 CAPPING.
1550.1550 WOODEN LADLE OR PADDLE PROHIBITED.
1550.1560 BEVERAGE COOLER.
1550.1580 SANITATION OF BEVERAGE COOLERS.
1550.1590 GERMICIDAL TREATMENT.
1550.1600 DISPENSERS AND CONTAINERS.
1550.1610 [Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.1620 BEVERAGE DISPENSER OR CONTAINER SIGN.
1550.1630 NET CONTENTS DECLARATION.
1550.1640 [Repealed, 27 SR 260]
BOTTLING OF BEER AND OTHER MALT BEVERAGES
1550.1650 PLACES WHERE BEER AND OTHER MALT BEVERAGES ARE BOTTLED.
1550.1660 AUTOMATIC FILLER.
1550.1670 STERILIZATION OF BOTTLES, CANS, AND OTHER CONTAINERS.
1550.1680 SIZE OF CONTAINER AND LABELING.
1550.1690 PROTECTION FROM CONTAMINATION.
1550.1700 SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE.
MANUFACTURING BEVERAGE BASES AND SYRUPS;
EXAMINATION; OTHER PURPOSES
1550.1710 APPLICABILITY.
1550.1720 BUILDINGS AND PREMISES.
1550.1730 FLOORS.
1550.1750 WALLS AND CEILINGS.
1550.1760 DOORS AND WINDOWS.
1550.1770 LIGHTING AND VENTILATION.
1550.1780 TOILET AND LAVATORY FACILITIES.
1550.1790 BOTTLE WASHING.
1550.1800 FILLING BOTTLES.
1550.1810 SYRUP AND BASE HANDLING EQUIPMENT.
1550.1820 PACKAGING AND FILLING AREA.
1550.1830 SYRUP ROOM.
1550.1840 CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF EQUIPMENT.
1550.1850 CLEANING AND SANITIZING OF EQUIPMENT.
1550.1860 WATER SUPPLY.
1550.1870 PERSONNEL.
COMMERCIAL CANNERIES
1550.1880 DEFINITIONS.
1550.1890 PREMISES.
1550.1900 BUILDINGS.
1550.1910 BRINE OR SYRUP ROOM.
1550.1920 SCREENS.
1550.1930 SANITATION.
1550.1940 CESSPOOL OR BLIND WELL.
1550.1950 BUILDING NEW FACTORY OR RECONSTRUCTING OLD FACTORY.
1550.1960 WATER SUPPLY.
1550.1970 MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT.
1550.1980 CONDEMNATION OF MACHINE, EQUIPMENT, OR UTENSIL.
1550.1990 CANS AND CONTAINERS.
1550.2000 VEGETABLES AND FRUITS FOR CANNING.
1550.2010 TOILETS.
1550.2020 PRIVIES AND OUTSIDE TOILETS.
1550.2030 LAVATORIES.
1550.2040 BY-PRODUCTS.
1550.2050 PREVENTION OF CONTAMINATION.
1550.2060 EMPLOYEES.
1550.2065 RESTRICTED PRACTICES.
1550.2070 DRESSING ROOMS.
1550.2080 DRINKING CUPS AND DRINKING FOUNTAINS.
1550.2090 EMPLOYEE IN CHARGE OF SANITATION.
1550.2100 VINING STATIONS.
1550.2110 [Repealed, 27 SR 260]
COLD STORAGE WAREHOUSES
1550.2120 LEASES.
1550.2130 SCHEDULE OF RATES.
1550.2140 UNIFORM RECEIPTS.
1550.2150 WAREHOUSE RECORDS OF FOOD IN STORAGE.
1550.2160 [Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.2170 MARKING AND IDENTIFICATION OF ARTICLES OF FOOD.
1550.2180 STORAGE OF ANIMAL FEED.
1550.2190 CHILL ROOM LOT NUMBERS.
1550.2200 OBLITERATION OF MARKS.
1550.2210 SANITARY REQUIREMENTS OF COLD STORAGE WAREHOUSES.
1550.2220 TOILET FACILITIES.
1550.2230 HAND-WASHING FACILITIES.
1550.2240 WASTES AND TRASH.
1550.2250 COMMUNICABLE OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASE.
1550.2260 RECEIPT OF FOOD FOR COLD STORAGE.
1550.2270 [Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.2280 SANITARY CONDITIONS.
1550.2290 [Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.2300 [Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.2310 DESTRUCTION OR DISPOSAL OF STOP ORDER FOOD.
1550.2320 SALE BY WAREHOUSE OPERATOR.
1550.2330 TRANSFER OF FOOD.
SANITATION OF HONEY HOUSES
1550.2340 HONEY HOUSE.
1550.2350 FLOORS.
1550.2360 WALLS AND CEILINGS.
1550.2370 DOORS AND WINDOWS.
1550.2380 LIGHTING AND VENTILATION.
1550.2390 SEWAGE DISPOSAL.
1550.2400 TOILET FACILITIES.
1550.2410 WATER SUPPLY.
1550.2420 SINKS.
1550.2430 HAND-WASHING FACILITIES.
1550.2440 CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF CONTAINERS AND EQUIPMENT.
1550.2450 STORAGE OF CONTAINERS AND SUPPLIES.
1550.2460 PERSONNEL CLEANLINESS.
1550.2470 MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS.
1550.2480 EXTRACTION OF HONEYCOMBS.
SALVAGING AND RECONDITIONING OF FOODS
1550.2490 SCOPE.
1550.2500 PREMISES, BUILDINGS, AND FACILITIES.
1550.2505 CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS, ROOMS, FACILITIES.
1550.2510 PREVENTION OF CONTAMINATION.
1550.2520 SEPARATION OF DISTRESSED FOOD FROM SALVAGED FOOD.
1550.2530 SALVAGE FOOD PROCESSING BUILDINGS.
1550.2540 FLOORS.
1550.2550 PLUMBING.
1550.2560 WALL FLOOR JUNCTURES AND WALLS.
1550.2570 WINDOWS.
1550.2580 ENTRYWAYS.
1550.2590 PROCESSING ROOMS.
1550.2600 ELEVATED PLATFORMS OR MEZZANINE FLOORS.
1550.2610 SEPARATION OF LIVING QUARTERS.
1550.2620 COMMISSIONER'S APPROVAL OF EQUIPMENT.
1550.2630 LIGHTING AND VENTILATION.
1550.2640 WATER SUPPLY.
1550.2650 WASTE DISPOSAL.
1550.2660 LIQUID WASTES.
1550.2670 PLUMBING.
1550.2680 GARBAGE AND REFUSE.
1550.2690 GARBAGE, TRASH, AND SOLID WASTE MATERIALS.
1550.2700 REUSABLE GARBAGE AND REFUSE RECEPTACLES.
1550.2710 CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN OF EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS.
1550.2720 COMPRESSED AIR.
1550.2730 ELECTRICAL WIRING SYSTEM.
1550.2740 REFRIGERATION FACILITIES.
1550.2750 CLEANING, SANITIZING OF EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS, AND ROOMS.
1550.2760 TOILET, HAND-WASHING, AND DRESSING ROOM FACILITIES.
1550.2770 INSECTS, RODENTS, BIRDS, AND OTHER ANIMALS.
1550.2780 REFRIGERATED STORAGE FACILITIES.
1550.2790 DRY STORAGE FACILITIES.
1550.2800 HEALTH AND HYGIENIC PRACTICES OF PERSONNEL.
1550.2810 IDENTIFICATION OF DISTRESSED FOOD.
1550.2820 DISTRESSED FOOD NOTICE.
1550.2830 QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAM FOR RECONDITIONED OR SALVAGED FOODS.
1550.2840 RECONDITIONED AND SALVAGED FOOD REQUIREMENTS.
1550.2850 CONTAMINATION.
1550.2860 SALVAGED FOOD OR RECONDITIONED FOOD.
1550.2870 ADULTERATION, MISLABELING, OR MISBRANDING OF DISTRESSED FOOD.
1550.2880 ANIMAL FEED, SEED, OR INDUSTRIAL NONFOOD.
1550.2890 CANNED DISTRESSED FOODS SUBJECTED TO CONTAMINATION FROM FLOODS.
1550.2900 APPROVED BACTERICIDAL TREATMENT.
1550.2910 CAN AND GLASS CONTAINERS DAMAGE.
1550.2920 DISTRESSED FLOUR PRODUCTS RECONDITIONING PROCEDURES.
1550.2930 DISPOSAL OF DISTRESSED FOOD UNFIT FOR SALVAGING OR RECONDITIONING.
MINNESOTA FOOD PRODUCTS LOGO
1550.2940 AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE.
1550.2950 DEFINITIONS.
1550.2960 ELIGIBILITY FOR APPLICATION TO USE LOGO.
1550.2970 APPLICATION; AUTHORIZATION; RENEWAL.
1550.2980 PROMOTIONAL USE OF THE LOGO.
1550.2990 ENFORCEMENT.
1550.3000 MINNESOTA FOOD PRODUCTS LOGO.
1550.3050 HOME GROWN FRUIT AND RAW VEGETABLES.
SELF-SERVICE BEVERAGE DISPENSING INTO MULTIUSE BOTTLES
1550.3100 APPLICABILITY.
1550.3110 BUILDINGS AND PREMISES.
1550.3120 BOTTLES AND BOTTLE CLOSURES.
1550.3130 BEVERAGE DISPENSING EQUIPMENT.
1550.3140 SIGN.
1550.3150 BOTTLE WASHING.
1550.3160 EQUIPMENT SINK.
1550.3170 CUSTOMER HAND-WASHING SINK.
BOTTLED WATER AND WATER VENDING MACHINES
1550.3200 DEFINITIONS.
1550.3210 PRODUCT QUALITY.
1550.3220 BOTTLED WATER PROCESS REQUIREMENTS.
1550.3230 SOURCE WATER MONITORING.
1550.3240 FINISHED PRODUCT MONITORING.
1550.3250 LABELING REQUIREMENTS.
1550.3260 SODA WATER AND SOFT DRINK EXEMPTION.
1550.3270 OPERATOR REQUIREMENTS.
1550.3280 VENDING MACHINE REQUIREMENTS.
1550.3290 SERVICE; SAMPLING; RECORDS.
1550.3300 REVIEW OF PLANS.
1550.3310 PREOPERATIONAL INSPECTION.
1550.3320 EXISTING BOTTLED WATER PLANTS AND VENDING MACHINES.
TEA AND COFFEE
1550.3350 TEA.
1550.3360 COFFEE.
VINEGARS
1550.3370 VINEGAR, CIDER VINEGAR, APPLE VINEGAR.
1550.3380 WINE VINEGAR, GRAPE VINEGAR.
1550.3390 MALT VINEGAR.
1550.3400 SUGAR VINEGAR.
1550.3410 GLUCOSE VINEGAR.
1550.3420 SPIRIT VINEGAR, DISTILLED VINEGAR, GRAIN VINEGAR.
NONALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
1550.3430 SODA WATER.
1550.3440 OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS.
1550.3450 NAMES OF BEVERAGES.
1550.3460 OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS LABELING.
1550.3470 PLACEMENT OF LABEL STATEMENTS.
1550.3480 BACTERIAL, YEAST, AND MOLD STANDARDS FOR NONALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
1550.3490 PURIFIED WATER.
OTHER BEVERAGES
1550.3500 PHOSPHATE BEVERAGE.
1550.3510 INFORMATION ON BOTTLES.
1550.3520 MISBRANDING.
1550.3530 CERTAIN NONALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
1550.3540 MODIFIED FRUIT JUICE.
POTATOES
1550.3550 PACKAGED POTATOES LABELING.
TOM AND JERRY BATTER, TOM AND JERRY MIX
1550.3560 TOM AND JERRY BATTER, TOM AND JERRY MIX.
1550.3570 TOM AND JERRY BASE.
1550.3580 LABELING.
1550.3590 LABELING WHEN ARTIFICIAL COLORING IS USED.
1550.3600 LABELING WHEN ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR IS USED.
1550.3610 PASTEURIZATION.
1550.3620 COOLING.
1550.3630 RECORDS.
1550.3640 BACTERIAL COUNTS AND COLIFORM COUNTS.
1550.3650 SANITATION.
1550.5000 [Repealed, 23 SR 519]
1550.5010 [Repealed, 23 SR 519]
1550.5020 [Repealed, 23 SR 519]
1550.5030 [Repealed, 23 SR 519]
1550.5040 [Repealed, 23 SR 519]
1550.5050 [Repealed, 23 SR 519]
1550.5060 [Repealed, 23 SR 519]
1550.5070 [Repealed, 23 SR 519]
1550.5080 [Repealed, 23 SR 519]
1550.5090 [Repealed, 23 SR 519]
1550.5100 [Repealed, 23 SR 519]
1550.5110 [Repealed, 23 SR 519]
1550.5120 [Repealed, 23 SR 519]
1550.5130 [Repealed, 23 SR 519]

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