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MI SB0093
MI SB0093Food: processors; maple syrup and honey producers; designate as limited food processors. Amends sec. 4105 of 2000 PA 92 (MCL 289.4105).
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Introduced
02/20/2025
02/20/2025
In Committee
12/11/2025
12/11/2025
Crossed Over
04/17/2025
04/17/2025
Passed
12/23/2025
12/23/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
12/23/2025
12/23/2025
Introduced Session
103rd Legislature
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend 2000 PA 92, entitled ?An act to codify the licensure and regulation of certain persons engaged in processing, manufacturing, production, packing, preparing, repacking, canning, preserving, freezing, fabricating, storing, selling, serving, or offering for sale food or drink for human consumption; to prescribe powers and duties of the department of agriculture and rural development; to provide for delegation of certain powers and duties to certain local units of government; to provide exemptions; to regulate the labeling, manufacture, distribution, and sale of food for protection of the consuming public and to prevent fraud and deception by prohibiting the misbranding, adulteration, manufacture, distribution, and sale of foods in violation of this act; to provide standards for food products and food establishments; to provide for immunity to certain persons under certain circumstances; to provide for enforcement of the act; to provide penalties and remedies for violation of the act; to provide for fees; to provide for promulgation of rules; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,? by amending section 4105 (MCL 289.4105), as amended by 2016 PA 188.
AI Summary
This bill amends Michigan's food processing law to designate maple syrup and honey producers as "limited food processors," exempting them from certain licensure requirements under specific conditions. Currently, the law (2000 PA 92) outlines extensive regulations for businesses involved in food processing, manufacturing, and sales, but it also provides various exemptions. This bill specifically targets producers of honey and maple syrup who operate their own processing facilities and sell directly to consumers through retail outlets. If their gross sales for these products do not exceed the sales limit for "cottage food products" (defined in section 4102(5) of the law), both their retail outlet and processing facility would be exempt from licensure, provided the honey and maple syrup are labeled similarly to cottage food products. This change aims to reduce regulatory burdens for small-scale producers of these specific items while still ensuring consumer protection through labeling requirements.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Assigned Pa 0042'25 (on 12/23/2025)
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