Section 720.20 Definitions

Section 720

Section 720.20  Definitions

Act − the

Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.

Apostille − a document that

certifies the validity of an Illinois notary public, county clerk, circuit

clerk or local registrar.

Certificate of Free Sale − a

document issued to Illinois food and dairy manufacturers, processors, packers

or warehousers that are inspected by the Department, verifying that the

specified items are freely marketed in the United States and eligible for

export to any foreign country

as long as that particular manufacturer,

processor, packer or warehouser has no unresolved enforcement actions pending

before the Department in accordance with this Part, the Act, the Grade A

Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act and Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Milk

Products administrative rules, the Manufactured Dairy Products Code, and the

Manufacturing, Processing, Packing or Holding of Food Code.  A Certificate of

Free Sale may be issued as an equivalent certificate to include a Certificate

of Origin, Certificate of Good Manufacturing Practices, or Certificate of

Sanitation.

Certificate of Good Manufacturing

Practices − equivalent to a certificate of free sale that certifies that

the items were made using good manufacturing practices in an Illinois

manufacturing facility.

Certificate of Origin − equivalent

to a certificate of free sale to certify that the items were manufactured in

Illinois.

Certificate of Sanitation − equivalent

to a certificate of free sale to certify that the food items manufactured in

Illinois meet applicable food sanitation standards.

Difference of Opinion Among

Experts − the existence of a difference of opinion, among experts

qualified by scientific training and experience, as to whether the truth of a

representation made or suggested in the labeling is a fact (among other facts),

the failure to reveal which may render the labeling misleading, if there is a

material weight of opinion contrary to the representation.

FDA − United States Food and

Drug Administration

existence of a difference of opinion, among experts

qualified by scientific training and experience, as to whether the truth of a

representation made or suggested in the labeling is a fact (among other facts),

the failure to reveal which may render the labeling misleading, if there is a

material weight of opinion contrary to the representation.

FDA − United States Food and

Drug Administration.

Item − each single unit

listed on the Certificate of Free Sale request form.

Labeling − all written,

printed or graphic matter accompanying an article at any time while the article

is for sale or delivery, held for sale or offered for sale in Illinois.

Single-service Plant − an

Illinois facility that manufactures single-service containers and closures for

milk and milk products in accordance with the Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Milk

Products Code and FDA Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) Appendix J.