Title 289, PURE FOODS AND STANDARDS

Sec. 7112. (1) 21 CFR parts 1, 70, 73, 74, 81, 82, and 100 to 199, as set forth on the effective date of the amendatory act that amended this section, are adopted by reference, except to the extent that provisions of this act and rules promulgated under this act specify different…

Sec. 7113. As used in this chapter: (a) "Added fat" means the addition of fat tissue originating from portions consisting of less than 12% muscle tissue in each portion. (b) "Added water" means greater moisture content than normally found in meat and, except for poultry, is deter…

Sec. 7114. (1) U.S. standards for shell eggs are adopted by reference. (2) Eggs described by United States department of agriculture as black rots, white rots, mixed rots (addled eggs), sour eggs, eggs with green whites, stuck yolks, blood rings or embryos beyond blood ring stage…

Sec. 7115. (1) Sausage consists only of skeletal meat either fresh, cured, salted, pickled, or smoked. Poultry sausage may contain accompanying skin in natural proportions. (2) Sausage may contain the following: (a) Salt or spice, cure agents such as sodium or potassium nitrate o…

Sec. 7117. Hamburger or ground beef consists of fresh beef meat that has been comminuted and shall be identified as either hamburger or ground beef. Hamburger shall not contain more than 30% of fat. Ground beef shall meet the same requirements as hamburger except that it shall no…

Sec. 7119. Other comminuted meat food products, including nonspecific loaves and liver products, headcheese, blood sausage, kishka, tongue sausage, chili con carne with beans, or any other meat food products that may be allowed, shall be produced in compliance with applicable reg…

Sec. 7121. Chili or chili con carne shall consist of not less than 40% of meat computed on the weight of the fresh meat and shall not contain by-products and variety meats except that head meat, cheek meat, and heart meat, exclusive of the heart cap, may be used to the extent of …

Sec. 7123. Meat loaf consists of comminuted meat, processed in the form of a loaf, containing not less than 65% meat. Meat loaf mix consists of meat loaf sold in bulk uncooked form. Meat loaf may contain salt, seasoning, sodium or potassium nitrate, ascorbic acid, or the salts th…

Sec. 7125. Ground lamb, chicken, turkey, and veal shall not contain any added water or ice, artificial flavoring, by-products or variety meats, binders, extenders, artificial color, vegetable coloring, or chemical preservatives. No other parts of the animal or any other substance…

Sec. 7127. "Meat pattie" is a product prepared in pattie form. "Meat pattie mix" is a product sold in bulk uncooked form. Meat patties and meat pattie mix are a mixture of fresh comminuted meat with or without the addition of fat and seasonings and containing not less than 65% me…

Sec. 7129. (1) If a food is subject to a standard established under this chapter, it shall be identified by the name required by that standard. If no standard applies, the product shall be identified by its common or usual name. If no common or usual name exists, the product shal…

Sec. 7131. A person shall not sell or offer for sale a product that is not manufactured to the ingredient standards of this act unless the federal government legally preempts Michigan's ingredient standards. In that case, federally inspected meats not meeting the ingredient requi…

Sec. 7133. (1) All products manufactured under terms of this chapter may be sold in colored artificial casings or containers only if the products are in complete compliance with all applicable regulations of the United States department of agriculture. These products shall not be…

Sec. 7135. (1) Temporary permits granted for interstate shipment of experimental packs of food varying from the requirements of federal definitions and standards of identity are automatically effective in this state under the conditions provided in such permits. (2) The departmen…

Sec. 7137. Food shall not contain unapproved food additives or additives that exceed amounts specified in 21 CFR parts 170 to 180 relating to food additives, generally recognized as safe or prior sanctioned substances that exceed amounts specified in 21 CFR parts 181 to 186, subs…

Sec. 8101. Packaged food shall be labeled as specified in 21 C.F.R. part 101, 9 C.F.R. part 317, and subpart N of part 381 of title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and as specified under sections 3-202.17 and 3-202.18 of the food code.

Sec. 8103. (1) All bulk displays of unpackaged food and drink offered for sale at a retail food establishment, including salad bars, which contain a detectable amount of sulfiting agents shall be prominently placarded with a sign which is clearly visible to the customer and which…

Sec. 8105. (1) A person shall not do any of the following: (a) Make, publish, disseminate, circulate, or place before the public any advertisement containing any assertion, representation, or statement which is untrue, deceptive, or misleading or falsely represents the kind, clas…

Sec. 8107. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Date" means 1 of the following: (i) For perishable food, the recommended last day of sale. (ii) For nonperishable food, the recommended last day of sale or consumption, if any. (b) "Prepackaged" means packaged prior to being displayed …

Sec. 8109. All products that are sold or otherwise distributed from a manufacturing, processing, packing, or repacking activity shall be marked with a meaningful, visible, and legible code to enable positive lot identification and to facilitate, where necessary, the segregation o…

Sec. 8111. (1) A person shall not manufacture for sale, offer or expose for sale, sell or deliver, or have in his or her possession with intent to sell or deliver, any vinegar not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. (2) The word "vinegar" as used in this section is…