Michigan Laws 289.6150 – Definitions; presence or lack of artificial trans fat; statement; language
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 289.6150
- Food: means articles used for food or drink for humans or other animals, chewing gum, and articles used for components of any such article. See Michigan Laws 289.1107
- Food service establishment: means a fixed or mobile restaurant, coffee shop, cafeteria, short order cafe, luncheonette, grill, tearoom, sandwich shop, soda fountain, tavern, bar, cocktail lounge, nightclub, drive-in, industrial feeding establishment, private organization serving the public, rental hall, catering kitchen, delicatessen, theater, commissary, food concession, or similar place in which food or drink is prepared for direct consumption through service on the premises or elsewhere, and any other eating or drinking establishment or operation where food is served or provided for the public. See Michigan Laws 289.1107
(1) As used in this section:
(a) “Artificial trans fat” means an unsaturated fat or fatty acid that is produced by the partial hydrogenation of plant oils and that contains 1 or more instances of atoms bonded in a trans configuration.
(b) “Publicly available” means accessible to consumers, without their having to request it, before placing their food orders or making their selections.
(c) “Selection information” means whatever consumers read to make their order selections, such as a menu, table tent, placard, chalkboard, or other written means.
(2) A food service establishment may, but is not required to, provide on the selection information, so that it is publicly available, a statement regarding the presence or lack of artificial trans fat in any food served by the food service establishment.
(3) A statement described in subsection (2) may be tailored to be product-specific if a food service establishment has a limited menu.
(4) The text for a statement described in subsection (2) may be in more than 1 language and may meet the requirements of section 6149.