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Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 20-1-1 - Short Title; Enforcement of Chapter. - This chapter may be cited as the "Alabama Safe Foods...
Section 20-1-2 - Adoption of Rules and Regulations. - The State Board of Agriculture and Industries is authorized to...
Section 20-1-3 - Right of Entry by Commissioner and Agents; Authority to Take Samples, Investigate Records, Etc. - The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and officers and employees...
Section 20-1-4 - Suspension From Sale, Seizure, and Condemnation of Articles Sold, Stored, etc., in Violation of Chapter. - Any food, drug, or cosmetic regulated by this chapter which...
Section 20-1-5 - Penalty for Violations of Chapter or Orders, Rules, or Regulations. - Any person who violates any of the provisions of this...
Section 20-1-6 - Nonliability of Good Faith Donors and Distributors of Canned or Perishable Food. - (a) When used in this section, the words and terms...
Section 20-1-7 - Regulation of Nutrition Labeling of Certain Food. - (a) The subject matter of the regulation of nutrition labeling...
Article 2 - Adulteration and Misbranding.
Division 1 - Food and Drugs Generally.
Section 20-1-20 - Definitions. - When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases...
Section 20-1-21 - Purpose of Division; Standards; Construction of Chapter. - (a) The purpose of this division is to prevent the...
Section 20-1-22 - When Articles Deemed Adulterated - Food Generally. - An article shall be deemed adulterated in the case of...
Section 20-1-23 - When Articles Deemed Adulterated - Confectionery. - In the case of confectionery, it shall be deemed adulterated...
Section 20-1-24 - When Articles Deemed Adulterated - Drugs. - An article shall be deemed adulterated in the case of...
Section 20-1-25 - When Articles Deemed Misbranded Generally - Food. - An article of food shall be deemed misbranded in the...
Section 20-1-26 - When Articles Deemed Misbranded Generally - Drugs. - A drug shall be deemed misbranded in the following cases:...
Section 20-1-27 - Prohibited Activities. - No person shall engage in any of the following activities...
Section 20-1-28 - Manufacture, Sale, etc., of Soft Drinks, etc., Colored With Coal Tar Preparation, etc., or Sweetened With Artificial Sweeteners; Labeling and Display for Sale of Artificially Sweetened Soft Drinks, etc., Manufactured for Special Die... - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Section 20-1-29 - Shipment, Offer for Shipment, or Sale of Certain Citrus Fruits. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Section 20-1-30 - Sale, Offer for Sale, etc., of Certain Artificially Colored Potatoes. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Section 20-1-31 - Possession, Transportation, etc., of Items in Violation of Division, Chapter. - (a) The having in possession by any person, firm, or...
Section 20-1-32 - Exemption From Prosecution of Dealers. - No dealer shall be prosecuted under the provisions of this...
Section 20-1-33 - Food Safety Permit. - (a) No person shall operate a food sales establishment within...
Section 20-1-34 - Civil Penalties for Violation of Chapter, Etc. - (a) Notwithstanding the existence of any criminal penalty imposed for...
Section 20-1-35 - Food Safety Advisory Committee. - There is hereby created the Food Safety Advisory Committee to...
Section 20-1-36 - Donations to Exempt Organizations. - Nothing in Act 2000-320 shall prohibit the donation of any...
Section 20-1-37 - Provisions Cumulative and Supplemental. - The provisions of Act 2000-320 are cumulative and supplemental to...
Division 2 - Cosmetics.
Section 20-1-50 - Definitions. - (a) When used in this division, the following words and...
Section 20-1-51 - When Cosmetics Deemed Adulterated. - (a) A cosmetic shall be deemed adulterated: (1) If it...
Section 20-1-52 - When Cosmetics Deemed Misbranded. - (a) A cosmetic shall be deemed misbranded: (1) If its...
Section 20-1-54 - Effect of Possession by Manufacturer, etc., of Adulterated or Misbranded Cosmetics. - The having in possession of an adulterated or misbranded cosmetic...
Section 20-1-55 - Exemption From Prosecution of Dealers. - No dealer shall be prosecuted under this division when he...
Section 20-1-56 - Construction of Division. - This division shall be construed to be supplemental to Division...
Section 20-1-57 - Standards of Purity and Quality. - The Board of Agriculture and Industries shall have the power...
Article 3 - Bread, Flour, Cornmeal, and Grits.
Section 20-1-70 - Short Title. - This article shall be known as the Bread, Flour, and...
Section 20-1-71 - Definitions. - When used in this article, the following words and phrases...
Section 20-1-72 - Applicability of Provisions of Article. - (a) The terms of this article shall not apply to...
Section 20-1-73 - Minimum Requirements as to Amounts of Vitamins and Other Ingredients - Cornmeal and Grits. - (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture,...
Section 20-1-74 - Minimum Requirements as to Amounts of Vitamins and Other Ingredients - Flour. - (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture,...
Section 20-1-75 - Minimum Requirements as to Amounts of Vitamins and Other Ingredients - Bread. - (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture,...
Section 20-1-76 - Enrichment of Bread. - (a) This article requires the enrichment of white bread. (b)...
Section 20-1-77 - Requirements as to Labeling. - It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale...
Section 20-1-78 - Powers and Duties of State Board of Agriculture and Industries; Rules and Regulations. - (a) The State Board of Agriculture and Industries, as the...
Article 4 - Nuts.
Section 20-1-90 - Sale or Offer for Sale of Infested, Mouldy, Decayed, etc., Pecans, Almonds, Chestnuts, Etc. - It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, corporation,...
Section 20-1-91 - Sale or Offer for Sale of "Blow-Outs," "Pops," "Culls," Etc. - It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, corporation,...
Section 20-1-92 - Requirements as to Labeling of Packages or Containers. - It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, corporation,...
Section 20-1-93 - Adoption of Standards and Variations or Tolerances. - The State Board of Agriculture and Industries is hereby expressly...
Article 5 - Oleomargarine.
Section 20-1-110 - Short Title. - This article shall be known as the Oleomargarine Fortification Act.
Section 20-1-111 - Minimum Requirements as to Units of Vitamin A. - It shall be unlawful for any manufacturer, processor, or dealer...
Section 20-1-112 - Changes of Specifications as to Addition of Vitamins to Oleomargarine by State Board of Agriculture and Industries. - The State Board of Agriculture and Industries is empowered with...
Section 20-1-113 - Requirements as to Labeling. - All oleomargarine sold in the State of Alabama must be...
Article 6 - Mellorine.
Section 20-1-130 - Definitions Generally. - For the purpose of this article, the following words and...
Section 20-1-131 - Purpose of Article. - The purpose of this article is to authorize and regulate...
Section 20-1-132 - Definition and Standards for Mellorine. - (a) "Mellorine" means a frozen food product consisting primarily of...
Section 20-1-133 - Permit Required for Manufacturing, Processing, Packaging, Sale, etc., of Mellorine; Application and Fee Therefor. - No person shall operate a plant producing, manufacturing, processing, freezing,...
Section 20-1-134 - Requirements as to Sale Generally. - Mellorine shall be sold only in factory filled packages of...
Section 20-1-135 - Requirements as to Labeling Generally; When Package or Container Deemed Misbranded. - (a) The container shall be labeled "Mellorine - A Vegetable...
Section 20-1-136 - False and Misleading Advertising. - The false and misleading advertising of mellorine is prohibited. An...
Section 20-1-137 - Adulteration and Misbranding of Mellorine, Imitations Thereof, etc.; Sale or Offer for Sale of Adulterated or Misbranded Mellorine. - Any food product containing any food fat as defined in...
Article 6A - Milk, Milk Products, and Frozen Desserts.
Section 20-1-140 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this article, the following words shall...
Section 20-1-141 - Permit Required for Operation of Milk, Milk Products, or Frozen Dessert Processing Plant. - Every person who produces milk, milk products, or frozen desserts...
Section 20-1-142 - Inspection of Plants; Issuance of Permit. - The State Board of Health shall receive and review each...
Section 20-1-143 - Denial of Permit Renewal and Suspension or Revocation of Permit; Appeals. - The State Board of Health may deny issuance of renewal...
Section 20-1-144 - Violation of Article; Enforcement. - (a) A person who produces milk, milk products, or frozen...
Section 20-1-145 - Collected Fees and Penalties Appropriated to Board. - All fees, fines, penalties, or funds of whatsoever nature collected...
Section 20-1-146 - Rules and Orders for Implementation of Article Provisions. - The State Board of Health shall adopt rules and orders...
Article 7 - Identification of Drug Products.
Section 20-1-150 - Marking or Imprinting of Drug Products in Finished Solid Oral Dosage Forms Required. - No drug product in finished solid oral dosage form for...
Section 20-1-151 - Descriptive Material to Be Furnished Upon Request. - Manufacturers or distributors shall make available on request to the...
Section 20-1-152 - Department of Health to Promulgate Rules. - The Department of Health shall promulgate rules for implementing the...
Section 20-1-153 - Exemptions From Imprinting Requirement. - The State Board of Health may exempt drug products from...
Section 20-1-154 - Exemptions for Drugs Compounded by a Pharmacist. - The provisions of this article shall not apply to drug...