# Alaska Stat. § 17.20.010: Definitions and standards for food

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T17_C17.20_S17.20.010

## Section

- **Citation:** Alaska Stat. § 17.20.010
- **Heading:** Definitions and standards for food
- **Jurisdiction:** Alaska
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AK Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17.20 / Section 17.20.010

## Text

When, in the judgment of the commissioner, honest and fair dealing in the interest of consumers will be promoted, the department shall adopt regulations fixing and establishing for food or class of food a reasonable definition and standard of identity, a reasonable standard of quality, and reasonable standards of fill of container. In prescribing a definition and standard of identity for food or class of food in which optional ingredients are permitted, the department shall, for the purpose of promoting honesty and fair dealing in the interest of consumers, designate the optional ingredients which shall be named on the label. The definitions and standards adopted shall conform as far as practicable to the definitions and standards adopted under authority of the federal act. The department shall establish a mobile canned food inspection service available upon request to food packers or processors inside the state.

## Nearby sections

- [Alaska Stat. § 17.20.005 Powers and duties of commissioner.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T17_C17.20_S17.20.005.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 17.20.010 Definitions and standards for food.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T17_C17.20_S17.20.010.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 17.20.013 Hormone labeling for milk products.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T17_C17.20_S17.20.013.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 17.20.015 Shared ownership of milk-producing animals; raw milk.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T17_C17.20_S17.20.015.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 17.20.017 Inspection of processed meat products.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T17_C17.20_S17.20.017.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 17.20.020 Adulterated food.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T17_C17.20_S17.20.020.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 17.20.030 Tolerances for added poisonous ingredients.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T17_C17.20_S17.20.030.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 17.20.040 Misbranded foods.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T17_C17.20_S17.20.040.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 17.20.044 Sale and labeling of frozen meat, fish, and poultry.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T17_C17.20_S17.20.044.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 17.20.045 Misbranding halibut.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T17_C17.20_S17.20.045.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 17.20.048 Labeling and advertisement of halibut, salmon, and sablefish products.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T17_C17.20_S17.20.048.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 17.20.049 Required identification of fish by retail food establishment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T17_C17.20_S17.20.049.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 17.20.050 Emergency permit control.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T17_C17.20_S17.20.050.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 17.20.060 Suspension and reinstatement of emergency permit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T17_C17.20_S17.20.060.md)

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