Or. Admin. Code § 603-025-0265 - Farm Direct Product Labeling Requirements
(1) The principal display panel of
producer-processed products must contain in a prominent location the following
statements in legible, all capital, and bold-face type no less than one-eighth
inch:
(a) "THIS PRODUCT IS HOMEMADE AND IS
NOT PREPARED IN AN INSPECTED FOOD ESTABLISHMENT" and
(b) "NOT FOR RESALE."
(2) The principal display panel of
agricultural products described under OAR 603-025-0235(1)(d) to (g) and (j)
must contain in a prominent location the following statements in legible, all
capital, and bold-face type no less than one-eighth inch:
(a) "THIS PRODUCT IS NOT PREPARED IN AN
INSPECTED FOOD ESTABLISHMENT" and
(b) "NOT FOR RESALE."
(c) An agricultural producer extracting only
their own honey from 20 or fewer hives and licensed honey producers are exempt
from the labeling requirements in (a) and (b).
(3) All bottled, packaged, and canned food
products described under OAR 603-025-0235 must be labeled with all of the
following:
(a) A product identity, which is a
truthful or common name of the product that is contained in the
package;
(b) The net weight of the
product. Net weight or volume must be in both the US lbs./oz. and metric scale.
For example, "Net Wt. 12 oz. (340 g)" for a dry product and "Net Wt. 32 fl. Oz
(1 QT) 946 ml" for a liquid product;
(c) An ingredient statement that properly
declares all major food allergens. All ingredients must be listed in descending
order of predominance by weight or volume.
(A)
Major food allergens allowed in producer-processed products under this rule are
peanuts, tree nuts, soy, sesame, and wheat;
(B) Major food allergens must be labeled:
(i) Using the appropriate major food allergen
in parenthesis within the ingredient list after the common or usual name of the
ingredient derived from that major food allergen (for example, if a product
contained semolina, the ingredient list could read: semolina (wheat));
or
(ii) Using a "Contains"
statement to summarize the allergen information in a statement at the end of,
or immediately adjacent to, the ingredient list.
(d) The address of the
agricultural producer that produced the principal ingredients and bottled,
packaged, or canned the food products.
(e) For acidic fruit and vegetable juices
that have not received a 5-log reduction of the most resistant microorganism of
public health significance, the following warning statement must be used:
"WARNING: This product has not been pasteurized and therefore may contain
harmful bacteria that can cause serious illness in children, the elderly, and
persons with weakened immune systems. Keep refrigerated."
(A) The word "WARNING" shall be capitalized
and shall appear in bold type.
(B)
The warning statement shall be set off in a box by use of hairlines.
(3) Farm direct
products offered for sale or consignment using the internet must be described
on websites with the information listed in OAR 603-025-0265(1) and (2)(a) to
(c) and (e). This provision does not exempt such products from also being
physically labeled as described in this rule.
(4) When Oregon or the federal government has
adopted a standard of identity for any labeled product covered by the farm
direct marketer exemption, that product must specifically meet those standards
of identity found in ORS Chapters 616 (Food and Other Commodities) and 632
(Agricultural and Horticultural Products) and in OAR 603-025-0190 (Standards of
Identity).
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 561.190 & 616.686
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 616.683
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