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MA Gen L ch 94 § 6 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 6 - Establishment and Enforcement of Rules Relative to Exemptions, Standards and Requirements for Bakeries and Bakery Products

Section 6. The department of public health may, by rule, establish such exemptions as may be necessary to facilitate the sale of any accumulated or unsold stocks of wholesome bakery products, and in other cases consistent with sections two to six, inclusive, and section nine I. The standards and requirements prescribed by sections two to six, inclusive, shall conform to rules and regulations adopted by the department of public health, and said sections and rules and regulations shall be enforced by said department and by local boards of health acting under the supervision of said department.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 7 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 7 - Weight of Loaves

Section 7. Except as provided in section eight, bread shall not be manufactured for sale, sold, or offered or exposed for sale otherwise than by weight, and shall be manufactured for sale, sold, or offered or exposed for sale only in units of one pound, one and one half pounds, or multiples of one pound. When multiple loaves are baked, each unit of the loaf shall conform to the weight required by this section. The weights herein specified shall mean net weights not more than twelve hours after baking, or not more than twelve hours after the sale and delivery of such loaves by the manufacturer or by his servant or agent. Such weights shall be determined by the average weight of not less than six loaves; provided, that such average weight shall be determined by the weight of at least twelve loaves whenever such number of loaves is available at the time and place of such weighing; and provided further, that bread found upon any premises occupied for the manufacture of bread for sale, or any bread found in the wagons, trucks, baskets, boxes, or other delivery vehicles or receptacles owned or controlled by the manufacturer of such bread, and being transported or delivered for sale, shall for the purposes of this section be deemed to have been baked within twelve hours unless such bread is marked, designated or segregated as stale bread, under regulations prescribed by the director of standards.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 8 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 8 - Special Provisions as to Rolls and Certain Bread; Unit Weights; Inspection

Section 8. Unit weights, as defined in the preceding section, shall not apply to rolls or to fancy bread weighing less than four ounces, nor to loaves bearing in plain position a plain statement of the weight of the loaf and the name and business address of the manufacturer thereof. Such information shall be stated in case of wrapped bread, upon the wrapper of each loaf; provided that, when cellophane or similar transparent wrappers are employed, the director of standards may authorize the placing of a statement of such information between such transparent wrapper and the top of the loaf in such manner that such statement may be easily read through the wrapper. In the case of unwrapped bread such information shall be stated upon a printed label not larger than one by one and three quarters inches nor smaller than one by one and one half inches. No label, attached to an unwrapped loaf, shall be larger than provided herein, nor shall any such label be affixed in any manner or with any gum or paste which is unsanitary or unwholesome. When an inspection of bread is made at any bakery by the director or any inspector of standards or sealer of weights and measures, the manufacturer of such bread, or his servants or agents, shall, upon request of the official making such inspection, inform him whether such bread is manufactured for sale in any of the standard unit weights prescribed by the preceding section and, if not so manufactured for sale in such standard unit weights, shall furnish such official with samples of the labels or wrappers intended to be used on all such loaves of other than standard unit weights.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 9 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 9 - Enforcement of Rules and Regulations; Seizures; Notice; Hearing Before Director; Appeals

Section 9. The director of standards shall prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary to enforce the two preceding sections, including reasonable tolerances or variations within which all weights shall be kept; provided, that such tolerances or variations shall not exceed one ounce per pound under the standard unit or marked weight. The said director, and under his direction the local sealers of weights and measures, shall cause this section to be enforced. They may seize without warrant any bread which they may deem necessary to be used as evidence of violation of law, giving a receipt therefor, and such bread shall be returned to the owner or forfeited as the court may direct. Before any prosecution is begun under this section by any inspector of standards, the parties concerned shall be notified and given an opportunity to be heard before the director. Before any prosecution is begun under this section by any sealer or deputy sealer of weights and measures, the parties concerned shall be notified and given an opportunity to be heard before the sealer and shall have the right of appeal to the director of standards; provided, that such appeal is filed with said director in writing within five days from the finding of the local sealer. When such appeal has been entered no prosecution shall be begun until the charges have been reviewed by said director.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 9a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 9a - Construction of Bakery Rooms; Furniture and Utensils

Section 9A. Every room used for the manufacture of flour or meal food products shall, if required by the board of health, have an impermeable floor constructed of cement or tiles laid in cement, and an additional floor of wood properly saturated with linseed oil. The walls and ceiling of such room shall be plastered or wainscoted, and, if required by the board of health, shall be whitewashed at least once in three months. The furniture and utensils therein shall be so arranged that they and the floor may at all times be kept clean and in good sanitary condition.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 9b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 9b - Sleeping Places for Bakery Employees

Section 9B. The sleeping places for persons employed in a bakery shall be separate from the rooms where flour or meal food products are manufactured or stored.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 9c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 9c - Notice of Required Alterations to Property Affected by Sec. 9a; Time for Compliance

Section 9C. The owner, agent or lessee of any property affected by section nine A shall, within sixty days after service of written notice requiring any alterations to be made in such property, comply therewith. Such notice may be served upon such owner, agent or lessee personally or by mail directed to his last known address.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 9d (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 9d - Regulations of Boards of Health; Posting

Section 9D. Except as provided in section nine F, boards of health may make such further regulations as the public health may require, and shall cause such regulations, together with sections nine A to nine E, inclusive, to be printed and posted in all such bakeries and places of business.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 9e (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 9e - Penalties for Violation of Secs. 9a to 9c

Section 9E. Whoever violates any provision of sections nine A to nine C, inclusive, or refuses to comply with any requirement of the board of health authorized therein or in the preceding section shall be punished for a first offence by a fine of not less than twenty nor more than fifty dollars; for the second offence by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than ten days; and for any subsequent offence by a fine of not less than two hundred and fifty dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one month, or both.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 9f (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 9f - Rules and Regulations of Department of Public Health Applicable to Secs. 9g to 9m

Section 9F. The department of public health may make rules and regulations to carry out sections nine G to nine M, inclusive. Said sections and the rules and regulations shall be enforced by said department and by the local boards of health acting under the supervision of said department; provided, that the provisions of sections nine G and nine H relating to the health of employees shall be enforced by the department of labor and workforce development in accordance with such rules and regulations as it may prescribe. Sections nine G, nine H, nine J and nine M shall not apply to retail stores where bakery products are sold but not produced.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 9g (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 9g - Sanitary Requirements of Bakeries

Section 9G. Every bakery shall be constructed, drained, lighted, ventilated and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition, and when and where necessary screened against flies; shall have plumbing and drainage facilities, together with suitable wash basins, wash sinks and toilets or water closets, which shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. The said toilets or water closets shall be in rooms having no direct connection with any room in which bakery products or ingredients are prepared, stored, handled or displayed.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 9h (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 9h - Dressing Rooms for Bakery Workers or Employees

Section 9H. In connection with every bakery suitable rooms shall be provided for the changing and hanging of the wearing apparel of the workers or employees, which shall be separate and apart from the work, storage and sales rooms, and shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 9i (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 9i - Sitting or Lounging on Tables and Other Equipment Used in Connection With Bakery Products; Animals or Fowls

Section 9I. No person shall sit, lie or lounge or be permitted to sit, lie or lounge upon any of the tables, shelves, boxes or other equipment or accessories used in connection with the production, preparation, packing, storing, display or sale of bakery products. No animals or fowls shall be kept in or permitted to enter any building or part thereof used for such production, preparation, packing, storing, display or sale.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 9j (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 9j - Sanitary Regulations for Bakery Employees; Facilities

Section 9J. Before beginning the work of preparing, mixing or handling any ingredients used in the production of bakery products, every person engaged in such work shall wash the hands and arms, and, after using toilets or water closets, shall wash the hands and arms thoroughly and then rinse in clean water; and for this purpose the owner or operator of the bakery shall provide sufficient facilities.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 9k (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 9k - Inspection of Bakeries; Notice to Owner, etc., of Failure to Comply With Law; Remedy

Section 9K. If, after inspection, it is found that a bakery is not constructed, maintained, operated or the distribution of its products not conducted in accordance with sections two to six, inclusive, and sections nine F to nine J, inclusive, written notice shall be given to the owner or manager, stating the delinquency, and fixing a reasonable time within which the same shall be remedied and for hearing any party in interest.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 9l (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 9l - Closing of Bakery by Order of Department of Public Health or Local Board; Hearing; Appeal

Section 9L. If a bakery is unfit for the production or handling of food or dangerous to the health of its employees, the department of public health or local board may order it closed; provided, that any person aggrieved may be heard before said department or board, and may also appeal before or after the execution of the order, but within thirty days after its issue, to the superior court.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 9m (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 9m - Approval of Building Plans and Equipment of New Bakery; Permits

Section 9M. No new bakeries shall be established unless the building plans and equipment proposed to be used have been approved by the local board of health. The board shall refuse a permit for such bakery if the building and equipment do not comply with sections two to six, inclusive, and sections nine F to nine J, inclusive, and rules and regulations made thereunder; provided, that any party in interest may appeal to the department of public health or to the superior court. Said department or court may affirm, reject or modify the findings of the board, and said board shall thereupon proceed in accordance with the order of the court or department.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 10 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 10 - Penalties for Violation of Secs. 2 to 9 or 9f to 9m

Section 10. Whoever violates any provision of sections two to nine, inclusive, or sections nine F to nine M, inclusive, or of any rule or regulation adopted thereunder, or whoever fails or refuses to comply with any request for information made under authority of said sections, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 10a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 10a - Permit Required to Manufacture, Bottle, Sell, Deliver, Etc. Non-Alcoholic Beverages

Section 10A. No person shall engage within the commonwealth in the business of manufacturing or bottling carbonated non-alcoholic beverages or water, both carbonated and noncarbonated, for human consumption without a permit to do so from the board of health of the town wherein such plant is, or is to be, located, and no person engaged without the commonwealth in said business shall sell any such beverage within the commonwealth without a permit from the state department of public health, and no person shall sell or exchange, deliver, advertise, or offer for sale or exchange, or attempt to deliver, or have in his possession with intent to do so, any such beverage unless the manufacturer and bottler thereof is the holder of a permit issued under the authority of section ten B and then in full force.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 10b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 10b - Granting of Permits to Engage in Business of Manufacturing or Bottling of Non-Alcoholic Beverages; Expiration; Renewals; Fees

Section 10B. Local boards of health may grant permits to engage within their respective municipalities in the business of manufacturing or bottling of beverages specified in the preceding section, and the state department of public health may grant permits to the owners of plants for the manufacture or bottling of such beverages located without the commonwealth to sell such beverages within the commonwealth. Such a permit granted by said department shall apply only to one such plant and shall be valid throughout the commonwealth. Each permit granted under this section shall expire one year from the date of its issue. The fee for each such permit and for each annual renewal thereof shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven. Each local board of health shall pay to the state department of public health, for the use of the commonwealth, one half of the fee collected for each permit granted by it hereunder and shall send to said department a copy of each such permit so granted.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 10c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 10c - Examination of Premises Licensed Under Sec. 10b; Revocation of Permits

Section 10C. The premises of any person granted a permit under section ten B shall, from time to time, be examined by the state department of public health and, if granted by the local board of health, by the board which granted it, and if such premises or the equipment used therein in connection with the business of such person is found to be in an unsanitary condition, or in violation of any provision of the rules and regulations made under section ten E, such permit may be revoked by said department or by the local board of health which granted it, as the case may be, after a hearing, ten days' written notice of which shall be given to such person.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 10d (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 10d - Storage, Handling and Transportation of Ingredients Used in Manufacture of Non-Alcoholic Beverages

Section 10D. All materials used in the manufacture of beverages specified in section ten A shall be stored, handled, transported and kept in such a manner as to protect them from spoilage, contamination and unwholesomeness. No ingredient or material, including water, shall be used in the manufacture or bottling of any such beverage which is spoiled or contaminated, or which may render the product unwholesome, unfit for food, or injurious to health. Persons granted permits under section ten B shall comply with sections one hundred and eighty-six to one hundred and ninety-six, inclusive.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 10d.5 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 10d.5 - Laboratory Testing of Water Contained in Bottled Product

Section 10D.5. All persons permitted to manufacture, bottle or sell water intended for human consumption under section ten A or ten B shall, at least annually, cause to be tested by a laboratory certified as provided herein, the water contained in their finished bottled water product. If the water source or sources from which such water product is derived is located within the commonwealth, the laboratory performing such tests shall be certified by the department of environmental protection to perform such tests for water quality purposes. If the water source or sources from which such water product is derived is located without the commonwealth, the laboratory performing such tests shall be certified to perform such tests for water quality testing purposes by the appropriate agency within that state or jurisdiction wherein such laboratory is located. The testing for finished bottled water product shall include those physical, chemical, microbiological and radiological test parameters required by the department of environmental protection for the testing of public water supplies. The department of public health in consultation with the department of environmental protection, may, from time to time, require by rule and regulation such additional tests as it deems necessary for the protection of the public health.  The department of public health shall require any person manufacturing, bottling or selling such water to test for physical, chemical and microbiological parameters at least annually. Said department shall require that radiological testing of the finished product be performed at least once every four years. Test results shall be submitted to said department on or before November the first of the year when such tests are required. Said department shall make available to the public, upon request, any test results so submitted upon payment of a reasonable fee to be determined by the department.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 10e (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 10e - Rules and Regulations Applicable to Secs. 10a to 10d1/2 and Sec. 10e1/2

Section 10E. The state department of public health and the local boards of health may make rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of sections ten A to ten D1/2, inclusive, and section ten E1/2.
MA Gen L ch 94 § 10e1/2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94 - Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles|Section 10e1/2 - Water Standards and Labeling Requirements for Finished Bottled Water Products

Section 10E1/2. The state department of public health shall establish rules and regulations for water standards and labeling requirements for finished bottled water products which meet, at a minimum, the labeling requirements and quality standards for bottled water products set by the Federal Food and Drug Administration; provided, however, that said department shall by further regulation, establish criteria and standards which would require a label to bear a statement of sodium content per serving of certain bottled water products as determined by the department.