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2007 SESSION

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HB 2043 Crabmeat; processors to include on label of container date was processed and packed, civil penalty.

Introduced by: Phillip A. Hamilton | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Labeling of crabmeat.   Requires all crabmeat sold at retail to have a "sell by" or "best if used" date on the container. The bill authorizes the Commission of Agriculture and Consumer Services to assess a civil penalty of up to $100, which is to be deposited into the Virginia Marine Products Fund.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Labeling of crabmeat.  Requires the processors of hand-picked crabmeat to include on the label of the container the date the crabmeat was processed and packed. A processor that does not include this information on the label is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.