Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 21 : Section 1052


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 1052. State or local regulation

    (a) Prohibition against additional or different requirements than
      Federal requirements relating to premises, facilities, and
      operations at official plants; authority to impose recordkeeping
      and related requirements consistent with Federal requirements
      Requirements within the scope of this chapter with respect to
    premises, facilities, and operations of any official plant which
    are in addition to or different than those made under this chapter
    may not be imposed by any State or local jurisdiction except that
    any such jurisdiction may impose recordkeeping and other
    requirements within the scope of section 1040 of this title, if
    consistent therewith, with respect to any such plant.
    (b) Prohibition against additional or different standards than
      Federal standards of quality, etc., or requiring labeling to show
      area of production or origin; authority to require name, address,
      and license number of processor or packer on containers;
      prohibition against additional or different requirements than
      Federal requirements relating to labeling, packaging or
      ingredients; authority to prevent distribution of violative
      articles; validity of nonconflicting laws
      For eggs which have moved or are moving in interstate or foreign
    commerce, (1) no State or local jurisdiction may require the use of
    standards of quality, condition, weight, quantity, or grade which
    are in addition to or different from the official Federal
    standards, (2) with respect to egg handlers specified in paragraphs
    (1) and (2) of section 1034(e) of this title, no State or local
    jurisdiction may impose temperature requirements pertaining to eggs
    packaged for the ultimate consumer which are in addition to, or
    different from, Federal requirements, and (3) no State or local
    jurisdiction other than those in noncontiguous areas of the United
    States may require labeling to show the State or other geographical
    area of production or origin: Provided, however, That this shall
    not preclude a State from requiring that the name, address, and
    license number of the person processing or packaging eggs, be shown
    on each container. Labeling, packaging, or ingredient requirements,
    in addition to or different than those made under this chapter, the
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.] and
    the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act [15 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.], may
    not be imposed by any State or local jurisdiction, with respect to
    egg products processed at any official plant in accordance with the
    requirements under this chapter and such Acts. However, any State
    or local jurisdiction may exercise jurisdiction with respect to
    eggs and egg products for the purpose of preventing the
    distribution for human food purposes of any such articles which are
    outside of such a plant and are in violation of any of said Federal
    Acts or any State or local law consistent therewith. Otherwise the
    provisions of this chapter shall not invalidate any law or other
    provisions of any State or other jurisdiction in the absence of a
    conflict with this chapter.
    (c) Applicability of other Federal laws and authority of other
      Federal officials relating to eggs, egg products, or other food
      products unaffected; authority of Secretary of Agriculture to
      regulate official plants processing egg products
      The provisions of this chapter shall not affect the applicability
    of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.]
    or the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act [15 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.] or
    other Federal laws to eggs, egg products, or other food products or
    diminish any authority conferred on the Secretary of Health and
    Human Services or other Federal officials by such other laws,
    except that the Secretary of Agriculture shall have exclusive
    jurisdiction to regulate official plants processing egg products
    and operations thereof as to all matters within the scope of this
    chapter.
    (d) Detainer authority
      The detainer authority conferred on representatives of the
    Secretary of Agriculture by section 1048 of this title shall also
    apply to any authorized representative of the Secretary of Health
    and Human Services for the purposes of section 1034(d) of this
    title, with respect to any eggs or egg products that are outside
    any plant processing egg products.



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