| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §2900, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 679, Pt. A, | §1, is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 2. 7 MRSA §2900, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 679, Pt. A, | §1, is amended to read: |
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| | 6. Heat treated. "Heat treated" or "heat-treated" means | processed by heating every particle of milk to a temperature of | 145 degrees Fahrenheit for at least 30 minutes using a double | boiler. |
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| | Sec. 3. 7 MRSA §2901-A, as amended by PL 1999, c. 679, Pt. A, §3, | is further amended to read: |
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| §2901-A. Standards and labeling |
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| | Notwithstanding any other requirements of this chapter, milk | and milk products, defined in accordance with standards then in | effect that have been adopted by the United States Government and | labeled in conformity with labeling requirements then in effect | that have been adopted by the United States Government, are | considered to conform with the definitions and labeling | requirements set forth in this chapter; except that containers of | milk and cream packaged in Maine must also bear the name and | address of the Maine licensed milk distributor and sufficient | information to identify the milk plant where packaged. Heat- | treated cheese that is offered for sale must bear a label that | contains the words "not pasteurized."__When heat-treated cheese | is offered for consumption at an eating establishment as defined | in Title 22, section 2491, subsection 7, the menu must identify | items on the menu that contain or are made with heat-treated | cheese and must provide notice that the heat-treated cheese is | not pasteurized using the words "not pasteurized" on the menu. |
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| | Sec. 4. 7 MRSA §2902-B, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. B, | §18 and affected by Pt. X, §2, is amended to read: |
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| | 3. Exception. This section does not apply to farm heat- | treated cheese or to cheese that has been aged at a temperature | above 35 degrees Fahrenheit for at least 60 days prior to sale. |
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| | Sec. 5. 7 MRSA §2904-A, as amended by PL 1999, c. 418, §3, is | repealed. |
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| | Sec. 6. 7 MRSA §2906, as amended by PL 1999, c. 679, Pt. A, §9, is | further amended to read: |
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