(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 preparation, manufacture, or sale of articles of food. It is further charged to enforce the provisions of this chapter relating to the production, manufacture, transportation, and sale of food, as well as articles entering into, and intended for use as ingredients in the preparation of, food.
(2) The specific delegation of authority granted in subsection (1) is to specifically place responsibility and should not be construed so as to cause respective agencies to not cooperate each with the other by interchange of information and copies of reports when deemed advisable.
History.—s. 17, ch. 59-302; ss. 14, 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 417, ch. 77-147; s. 5, ch. 82-225; s. 4, ch. 87-388; s. 4, ch. 94-180.
Note.—Former s. 500.45.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations
500.01 - Florida Food Safety Act; Short Title.
500.03 - Definitions; Construction; Applicability.
500.032 - Declaration of Policy and Cooperation Among Departments.
500.033 - Florida Food Safety and Food Defense Advisory Council.
500.09 - Rulemaking; Analytical Work.
500.10 - Food Deemed Adulterated.
500.11 - Food Deemed Misbranded.
500.115 - Advertisement of Food Deemed False.
500.12 - Food Permits; Building Permits.
500.121 - Disciplinary Procedures.
500.13 - Addition of Poisonous or Deleterious Substance to Food.
500.147 - Inspection of Food Establishments, Food Records, and Vehicles.
500.148 - Reports and Dissemination of Information; Confidentiality.
500.149 - Employment of Help; Expenses and Salaries.
500.165 - Transporting Shipments of Food Items; Rules; Penalty.
500.166 - Records of Interstate Shipment.
500.167 - Carriers in Interstate Commerce; Exception.
500.169 - Enforcement of Federal Act.
500.171 - Injunction to Restrain Violation.
500.173 - Causes for Seizure and Condemnation of Foods.
500.174 - Seizure; Procedure; Prohibition on Sale or Disposal of Article; Penalty.
500.175 - Condemnation and Sale; Release of Seized Article.
500.177 - Penalty for Violation of S. 500.04; Dissemination of False Advertisement.
500.178 - Duty of State Attorney.
500.179 - Issuance of Warnings for Minor Violations.
500.451 - Horse Meat; Offenses.
500.459 - Water Vending Machines.
500.511 - Fees; Enforcement; Preemption.
500.60 - Regulation of Meat Preempted to State.
500.80 - Cottage Food Operations.
500.81 - Healthy Food Financing Initiative.
500.90 - Regulation of Polystyrene Products Preempted to Department.