Minnesota Administrative Rules

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1550.0020	[Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0030	[Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0040	[Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0050	[Repealed, 27 SR 260]
1550.0060	[Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0070	[Repealed, 27 SR 260]
1550.0080	[Repealed, 24 SR 546]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1550.0160	[Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0170	[Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0190	[Repealed, 24 SR 546]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1550.0210	[Repealed, 27 SR 260]
1550.0220	[Repealed, 27 SR 260]
1550.0230	[Repealed, 27 SR 260]
1550.0240	[Repealed, 27 SR 260]
1550.0250	[Repealed, 27 SR 260]
1550.0260	[Repealed, 27 SR 260]
1550.0270	[Repealed, 27 SR 260]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1550.0290	[Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0300	[Repealed, 27 SR 260]
1550.0310	[Repealed, 27 SR 260]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1550.0340	[Repealed, 27 SR 260]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1550.0380	[Repealed, 24 SR 546]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1550.0420	[Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0430	[Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0440	[Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0450	[Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0460	[Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0470	[Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0480	[Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0490	[Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0500	[Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0510	[Repealed, 24 SR 546]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1550.0550	[Repealed, 24 SR 546]
1550.0560	[Repealed, 24 SR 546]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1550.0590	[Repealed, 27 SR 260]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1550.0610	[Repealed, 27 SR 260]
1550.0620	[Repealed, 27 SR 260]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]