Florida Statutes Title XXXIII 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; s....
• 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 the...
• 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 the...
• 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 that...
• 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 in...
• 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 because...
• 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 1940...
• 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 outlets...
• 500.121 - Disciplinary Procedures.
  (1) In addition to the suspension procedures provided in s. 500.12, if applicable, the department may impose an administrative fine in the Class II category pursuant...
• 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, Food Records, And Vehicles.
  (1) The department or its duly authorized agent shall have free access at all reasonable hours to any food establishment, any food records, or any vehicle...
• 500.148 - Reports And Dissemination Of Information; Confidentiality.
  (1)(a) Information that is deemed confidential under 21 C.F.R. s. 20.61, s. 20.62, or s. 20.88, or 5 U.S.C. s. 552(b), and that is provided to...
• 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. 82-225;...
• 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, Food Processing Equipment, Or Areas That Are In Violation.
  (1) When the department, or its duly authorized agent who has received appropriate education and training regarding the legal requirements of this chapter, finds or has...
• 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...
• 500.451 - Horse Meat; Offenses.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person to:(a) Sell in the markets of this state horse meat for human consumption unless the horse meat is clearly stamped,...
• 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,...
• 500.70 - Tomato Food Safety Standards; Inspections; Penalties; Tomato Good Agricultural Practices; Tomato Best Management Practices.
  (1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Field packing” means the packing of tomatoes on a tomato farm or in a tomato greenhouse into containers for...
• 500.80 - Cottage Food Operations.
  (1)(a) A cottage food operation must comply with the applicable requirements of this chapter but is exempt from the permitting requirements of s. 500.12 if the...

Last modified: September 23, 2016