Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 4 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 20-56-201 — 20-64-1103) › Chapter 60 - MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS (§§ 20-60-101 — 20-60-307) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT (§§ 20-60-201 — 20-60-217) › Section 20-60-213 - Labeling and marking

(a)
(1)
Each shipping container of any meat or meat food product inspected under this subchapter and found to be wholesome and not adulterated shall at the time the meat or meat food product leaves the official establishment bear, in distinctly legible form, the official inspection mark and the approved plant number of the official establishment in which the contents were processed.
(2)
(A)
Each immediate container of any meat or meat food product inspected under this subchapter and found to be wholesome and not adulterated shall at the time the meat or meat food product leaves the official establishment bear, in addition to the official inspection mark, in distinctly legible form:
(i)
The name of the meat or meat food product;
(ii)
A statement of ingredients if fabricated from two (2) or more ingredients, including a declaration as to artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives, if any;
(iii)
The net weight or other appropriate measure of the contents;
(iv)
The name and address of the processor; and
(v)
The approved plant number of the official establishment in which the contents were processed.
(B)
The name and address of the distributor may be used in lieu of the name and address of the processor if the approved plant number is used to identify the official establishment in which the meat or meat food product was prepared and packed.
(3)
Each livestock carcass and each part of a livestock carcass shall bear the official inspection mark and approved plant number of the establishment when the livestock carcass or part of a livestock carcass leaves the official establishment.
(4)
(A)
The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture may by rule require additional marks or labeling information to appear on livestock carcasses, parts of livestock carcasses, or meat food products when the livestock carcasses, parts of livestock carcasses, or meat food products leave the official establishments or at the time of the transportation or sale of the livestock carcasses, parts of livestock carcasses, or meat food products in this state.
(B)
The secretary may permit reasonable variations and grant exemptions from the marking and labeling requirements of this section in any number not in conflict with the purposes of this subchapter.
(5)
Marks and labels required under this section shall be applied only by or under the supervision of an inspector.
(b)
The use of any advertisement or written, printed, or graphic matter that is false or misleading is prohibited upon or accompanying:
(1)
Any livestock carcass, part of a livestock carcass, or meat food product inspected or required to be inspected under this subchapter; or
(2)
The container of a livestock carcass, part of a livestock carcass, or meat food product.
(c)
(1)
(A)
A livestock carcass, part of a livestock carcass, or meat food product inspected or required to be inspected under this subchapter shall not be sold or offered for sale by any person under any false or deceptive name.
(B)
Established trade names that are usual to the meat or meat food products and that are not false or deceptive and that are approved by the secretary are permitted.
(2)
If the secretary has reason to believe that any advertisement or any label in use or prepared for use is false or misleading in any particular, the secretary may direct that the use of the advertisement or label be withheld unless the advertisement or label is modified in a manner that the secretary prescribes so that the advertisement or label will not be false or misleading.
(3)
If the person using or proposing to use the advertisement or the label does not accept the determination of the secretary, the person may request a hearing, but the use of the advertisement or the label shall, if the secretary so directs, be withheld pending hearing and final determination by the secretary.
(4)
Any determination by the secretary shall be conclusive unless within thirty (30) days after the receipt of notice of the final determination, the person adversely affected thereby appeals to the Pulaski County Circuit Court.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 418,§ 2, eff. 3/23/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2213, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5083, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5082, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1967, No. 320, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2006.