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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1681

    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)

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11  The Committee on General Government Appropriations offered the

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14         Amendment (with title amendment) 

15         On page 26 of the bill, line 31,

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18         Section 15.  Subsection (6) is added to section

19  500.121, Florida Statutes, to read:

20         500.121  Disciplinary procedures.--

21         (6)  If the department determines that a food offered

22  in a food establishment is labeled with nutrient claims that

23  are in violation of this chapter, the department shall retest

24  or reexamine the product within 90 days after notification to

25  the manufacturer and to the firm at which the product was

26  collected. If the product is again found in violation, the

27  department shall test or examine the product for a third time

28  within 60 days after the second notification. The product

29  manufacturer shall reimburse the department for the cost of

30  the third test or examination. If the product is found in

31  violation for a third time, the department shall exercise its

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1681

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  1  authority under s. 500.172 and issue a stop-sale or stop-use

  2  order. The department may impose additional sanctions for

  3  violations of this subsection.

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  7  And the title is amended as follows:

  8         On page 2, line 25 after the first semicolon,

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11         amending s. 500.121, F.S.; providing sanctions

12         for nutrient labeling violations;

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