Michigan Laws 286.923 – Labeling and advertisement; requirements; circumstances considered as mislabeling
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(1) All labeling and advertisement of organic products shall comply with the requirements contained in this act and rules adopted under this act.
(2) The director shall consider as mislabeled an organic product meeting any of the following circumstances:
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 286.923
- certified: means a determination made by a registered certifying agent that an agricultural product has been produced and handled in compliance with the Michigan organic standards. See Michigan Laws 286.903
- Certifying agent: means an entity registered by the department that certifies production or handling operations or portions of production or handling operations as meeting the Michigan organic standards. See Michigan Laws 286.903
- Director: means the director of the department or his or her designee. See Michigan Laws 286.903
- Labeling: means all labels and other written, printed, or graphic matter upon an article or any of its containers or wrappers or accompanying the article. See Michigan Laws 286.905
- Michigan organic standards: means those organic production and handling standards defined by this act, rules adopted under this act, or both, that are designed to combine organic production or handling practices and an audit trail that will ensure the integrity of organic products from the producer to the consumer. See Michigan Laws 286.907
- Organic: means a labeling term referring to an agricultural product produced in accordance with the standards described in this act, rules adopted under this act, or both. See Michigan Laws 286.907
- Organic product: means agricultural products including, but not limited to, crops, livestock, livestock products, or other agricultural products that are produced organically for human or livestock use or consumption. See Michigan Laws 286.907
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(a) Is false or misleading in any particular, taking into account representations made or suggested by statement, work, design, device, sound, or any combination of statement, work, design, or sound, or any other means as determined by the director.
(b) In the case of a product that originated or was produced in Michigan, does not meet the Michigan organic standards or is not certified by a Michigan registered certifying agent, or both.
(c) In the case of a product that is brought into this state, has not been certified organic.