18 AAC 34.112 - Labeling requirements for seafood products for export only

(a) The department will not treat a seafood product intended for export as an adulterated or misbranded seafood product if

(1) the seafood product

(A) was processed using a food additive in violation of 18 AAC 34.115(2) or a color additive in violation of 18 AAC 34.115(3); or

(B) violates a standard set out in 18 AAC 34.122 that is appropriate to the processed seafood product; and

(2) the processor of the seafood product

(A) labels the container that holds the seafood product as required by (b) of this section; and

(B) has on file at the facility at which the seafood was processed a letter from the foreign purchaser of the seafood product, stating that the product meets the specifications of the seafood product set by the government of the country into which the product will be sold and exported.

(b) A seafood product labeled "FOR EXPORT ONLY" may not be sold or offered for sale in domestic commerce and must be labeled on the outside of the container in accordance with 18 AAC 34.110(b) and with

(1) the processing facility's name and address, or its permit number;

(2) the identity and name of the seafood product as described in 18 AAC 34.110(c) (4);

(3) the temperature holding statement described in 18 AAC 34.110(c) (8) if applicable; and

(4) the words "FOR EXPORT ONLY" in boldfaced letters at least one-quarter inch high.

Notes

18 AAC 34.112

Eff. 12/2/99, Register 152; am 8/6/2006, Register 179

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