Senate Bill sb0112c1

    Florida Senate - 2001                            CS for SB 112

    By the Committee on Agriculture and Consumer Services; and
    Senator Geller




    303-1371-01

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to food product dating;

  3         requiring that food products display shelf-life

  4         expiration dates; providing exceptions;

  5         providing an effective date.

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  7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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  9         Section 1.  Any retail food product sold in a container

10  in the state must display a conspicuous notice that indicates

11  the month, day, and year of the expiration of the shelf-life

12  of the product. This section does not apply to fresh fruits

13  and vegetables or items that sell for less than 25 cents a

14  piece. The dating may be done by the seller, wholesaler,

15  vendor, or retailer.

16         Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2001.

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18          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
19                              SB 112

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21  Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 112 is different from
    Senate Bill 112 in that it authorizes sellers, wholesalers,
22  vendors, or retailers to display a conspicuous notice that
    indicates the expiration of a product's shelf-life. The terms
23  "BEST IF USED BY" and "SELL BY" were deleted.

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CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.