Md. Code, Commercial Law § 14-904
This is the official text of Md. Code, Commercial Law § 14-904, part of Maryland’s Code, Commercial Law — governs commercial transactions - Maryland's version of the Uniform Commercial Code.
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§14–904.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, “packaged food product” means a food product that:
(1) In advance of sale, is put up or packaged, in any manner, in units suitable for retail sale; and
(2) Is not intended for consumption at its point of manufacture.
(b) A person may not sell or offer for sale, as kosher, kosher for Passover, or as being under rabbinical or other kosher supervision any packaged food product unless:
(1) It has a kosher identification securely attached to the outside of the package; and
(2) This identification was attached to the package by the producer or packer of the product at his place of business.
(c) Subsection (b) of this section applies to any packaged food product that is marked or identified with:
(1) In any language, the words “kosher”, “parve”, “glatt”, or “rabbinical supervision”;
(2) Any other word or symbol representing to the public that the product is kosher, kosher for Passover, or under rabbinical or other kosher supervision; or
(3) The English letters “K”, “KP”, “KD”, “KM”, “KF”, “KOS”, or “RS”, except as part of a registered trademark.
(1) In advance of sale, is put up or packaged, in any manner, in units suitable for retail sale; and
(2) Is not intended for consumption at its point of manufacture.
(b) A person may not sell or offer for sale, as kosher, kosher for Passover, or as being under rabbinical or other kosher supervision any packaged food product unless:
(1) It has a kosher identification securely attached to the outside of the package; and
(2) This identification was attached to the package by the producer or packer of the product at his place of business.
(c) Subsection (b) of this section applies to any packaged food product that is marked or identified with:
(1) In any language, the words “kosher”, “parve”, “glatt”, or “rabbinical supervision”;
(2) Any other word or symbol representing to the public that the product is kosher, kosher for Passover, or under rabbinical or other kosher supervision; or
(3) The English letters “K”, “KP”, “KD”, “KM”, “KF”, “KOS”, or “RS”, except as part of a registered trademark.
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