2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 21a - Consumer Protection
Chapter 419b - Bakeries and Food Manufacturing Establishments
Section 21a-151 - (Formerly Sec. 19-283). Definitions.

For the purposes of this chapter:

(1) “Bakery” means a building or part of a building wherein is carried on the production of bread, cakes, doughnuts, crullers, pies, cookies, crackers, spaghetti, macaroni or other food products made either wholly or in part of flour or meal and including all frozen or canned baked goods. All restaurants, hotels, private institutions, home bakeries, establishments operating doughnut-frying equipment and other similar places, offering their products for sale, shall be included.

(2) “Food manufacturing establishment” means a building or part of a building where food is prepared for sale to other establishments for human consumption. For purposes of this subdivision, “prepared” means a process of canning, cooking, freezing, dehydration or milling. Premises which are used solely for the retail sale or storage of prepackaged food and facilities, as described in sections 21a-24a and 22-6r, and chapters 417, 419a, 422, 423, 430, 431 and 491, shall not be considered food manufacturing establishments.

(3) “Packaged food” means standard or random weight or volume packages of food commodities that are enclosed in a container or wrapped in any manner in advance of wholesale or retail sale, such that the commodities cannot be added or subtracted from the package or wrapping without breaking or tearing the wrapping, container or seals on the wrapping or container.

(1949 Rev., S. 3893; 1949, S. 2078d; P.A. 12-95, S. 1.)

History: Sec. 19-283 transferred to Sec. 21a-151 in 1983; P.A. 12-95 designated existing definition of “bakery” as Subdiv. (1) and added Subdiv. (2) defining “food manufacturing establishment” and Subdiv. (3) defining “packaged food”, effective July 1, 2012.