2018 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 21a - Consumer Protection
Chapter 419b - Bakeries, Food Manufacturing Establishments and Food Warehouses
Section 21a-155 - (Formerly Sec. 19-287). Wrapping of bread.
(a) No person shall remove any bread loaf, roll or bun or any other bread or pastry product made in a licensed bakery from such bakery, unless the product is wrapped and sealed in clean, unused paper, unprinted or printed on one side only, or is placed in a bag which shall be sealed or closed in such a manner as to prevent the entry of dust or foreign substance, except that any such product may be delivered in a closed container to hotels, restaurants, stores, institutions, bakeries and branches of the bakery in which the product was made and other similar places having suitable display cases or other facilities so as to enclose and protect such products. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall prohibit the use of any container not capable of keeping such product in a sanitary condition while in the process of delivery. Any bread or pastry product displayed for sale shall be in a glass showcase or in an enclosed display window unless completely wrapped. All bread delivered to stores and other similar places when not open for business shall be placed in closed containers or upon stands at least two feet above the ground. All bread and pastry products, wrapped at the bakery for the purpose of retail sales, shall comply with all labeling requirements for food specified by the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 USC 301, et seq., as amended by the federal Nutrition Labeling and Education Act, 21 USC 343, et seq., as from time to time amended.
(b) Any person who delivers, displays or sells any such pastry or bread product in violation of any provision of this section or of any regulation adopted under section 21a-156 with respect thereto shall be guilty of a class D misdemeanor.
(1949 Rev., S. 3894; 1949, S. 2079d; 1959, P.A. 312; 412, S. 38, 42; P.A. 84-97, S. 3; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 10-9, S. 4; P.A. 12-80, S. 75.)
History: 1959 acts added requirement for labeling products with name and address of packer or distributor as well as bakery's Connecticut license number and replaced commissioner of food and drugs with commissioner of consumer protection; Sec. 19-287 transferred to Sec. 21a-155 in 1983; P.A. 84-97 divided section into Subsecs. and made technical changes; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 10-9 amended Subsec. (a) to replace provision re labeling with name, address and license number of bakery, packer or distributor with provision requiring compliance with federal labeling requirements, and made a technical change in Subsec. (b), effective May 5, 2010; P.A. 12-80 amended Subsec. (b) to replace penalty of a fine of not more than $25 or imprisonment of not more than 30 days or both with a class D misdemeanor.
