# 77 Ill. Adm. Code 720.20: Section 720.20 Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** 77 Ill. Adm. Code 720.20
- **Heading:** Section 720.20 Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 77 PUBLIC HEALTH / CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH / Part 720 FOOD, DRUG AND COSMETIC CODE / Section 720.20 Definitions

## Text

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.

## Nearby sections

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