(a)Any individual or entity who supplies a covered commodity to a food service establishment shall provide the country of origin of the covered commodity to the food service establishment.
(b)A food service establishment, including an in-store deli, selling or providing a covered commodity that originated outside of the United States for primarily off-premises preparation shall provide the country of origin of the covered commodity, or denote that the covered commodity is imported, in letters no smaller than the same size, font, and shade as the covered commodity being offered is listed, by means of a label, stamp, mark, placard, or other visible sign on the package, display, holding unit, or bin containing the covered commodity at the final point of sale or by posting a sign stating suc
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(a) Any individual or entity who supplies a covered commodity to a food service establishment shall provide the country of origin of the covered commodity to the food service establishment.
(b) A food service establishment, including an in-store deli, selling or providing a covered commodity that originated outside of the United States for primarily off-premises preparation shall provide the country of origin of the covered commodity, or denote that the covered commodity is imported, in letters no smaller than the same size, font, and shade as the covered commodity being offered is listed, by means of a label, stamp, mark, placard, or other visible sign on the package, display, holding unit, or bin containing the covered commodity at the final point of sale or by posting a sign stating such that measures not less than eight and one half inches wide by 11 inches tall and is placed not less than 36 inches from the floor located in a conspicuous location where the covered commodity is held for offer using English letters not less than one inch in size.
(c)(1) A food service establishment that primarily prepares a covered commodity that originated outside of the United States on-premises, which it sells or provides using a menu as a standard business practice, shall display on all menus the country of origin of the covered commodity, or denote that the covered commodity is imported, in letters no smaller than the same size, font, and shade as the covered commodity being offered is listed, immediately adjacent to the menu listing of the covered commodity being offered. In lieu of this requirement, the notice may be paper-clipped to the menu, with the same location, size, font, and shade restrictions required when the notice is listed directly on the menu or may be posted as a sign stating such that measures not less than eight and one half inches wide by 11 inches tall and is placed not less than 36 inches from the floor located in a conspicuous location where the covered commodity is held for offer using English letters not less than one inch in size.
(2) A food service establishment that primarily prepares a covered commodity that originated outside of the United States on-premises and that does not use a menu as a standard business practice shall display on a sign posted at the main entrance to the establishment stating that certain covered commodities, as applicable, being offered by the establishment are imported. Each sign shall be not less than eight and one half inches wide by 11 inches tall and shall be written in the English language in letters not less than one inch in size. The sign shall be placed in an open area and in a conspicuous position not less than 36 inches from the floor so that it is visible to all patrons.
(d)(1) A food service establishment offering farm-raised fish or wild fish shall differentiate between farm-raised fish and wild fish by stating such in the same manner as is required by subsection (b) or (c).
(2) The terms “farmed-raised fish” and “wild fish” as used in this subsection mean fish and shrimp only. The terms do not include crab, lobster, oyster, crayfish, clam, or scallops.
(e) The State Health Officer, upon verified complaint and in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws, shall investigate all reports of noncompliance with this section. Upon receipt of the verified complaint, a copy of the complaint shall be given to the retail food establishment or food service establishment.