Act - the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
Apostille - a document that certifies the validity of an
Illinois notary public, county clerk, circuit clerk or local registrar.
Certificate of Free Sale - a document issued to Illinois food
and dairy manufacturers, processors, packers or warehousers that are inspected
by the Department, verifying that the specified items are freely marketed in
the United States and eligible for export to any foreign country as long as
that particular manufacturer, processor, packer or warehouser has no unresolved
enforcement actions pending before the Department in accordance with this Part,
the Act, the Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act and Grade A
Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products administrative rules, the Manufactured Dairy
Products Code, and the Manufacturing, Processing, Packing or Holding of Food
Code. A Certificate of Free Sale may be issued as an equivalent certificate to
include a Certificate of Origin, Certificate of Good Manufacturing Practices,
or Certificate of Sanitation.
Certificate of Good Manufacturing Practices - equivalent to a
certificate of free sale that certifies that the items were made using good
manufacturing practices in an Illinois manufacturing facility.
Certificate of Origin - equivalent to a certificate of free
sale to certify that the items were manufactured in Illinois.
Certificate of Sanitation - equivalent to a certificate of free
sale to certify that the food items manufactured in Illinois meet applicable
food sanitation standards.
Difference of Opinion Among Experts - the existence of a
difference of opinion, among experts qualified by scientific training and
experience, as to whether the truth of a representation made or suggested in
the labeling is a fact (among other facts), the failure to reveal which may
render the labeling misleading, if there is a material weight of opinion
contrary to the representation.
FDA - United States Food and Drug Administration.
Item - each single unit listed on the Certificate of Free Sale
request form.
Labeling - all written, printed or graphic matter accompanying
an article at any time while the article is for sale or delivery, held for sale
or offered for sale in Illinois.
Single-service Plant - an Illinois facility that manufactures
single-service containers and closures for milk and milk products in accordance
with the Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Code and FDA Pasteurized
Milk Ordinance (PMO) Appendix J.
