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(b)    Hearings authorized or required by this subheading shall be
conducted by the Secretary or such officer, agent, or employee as
the Secretary may designate for the purpose.

(c)    All food additive regulations and their amendments now or
hereafter adopted under authority of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act are the food additive regulations in this State. How-
ever, the Secretary may adopt a regulation which prescribes con-
ditions under which a food additive may be used in this State whether
or not in accordance with regulations promulgated under the Federal
Act.

(d)    All color additive regulations and their amendments now or
hereafter adopted under authority of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act are the color additive regulations in this State. How-
ever, the Secretary may adopt a regulation which prescribes con-
ditions under which a color additive may be used in this State whether
or not in accordance with regulations promulgated under the Federal
Act.

(e)    All special dietary use regulations and their amendments now
or hereafter adopted under authority of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act are the special dietary use regulations in this
State. However, the Secretary may, if he finds it necessary to in-
form purchasers of the value of a food for special dietary use,
prescribe special dietary use regulations whether or not in accordance
with regulations promulgated under the Federal Act.

(f)    A Federal regulation automatically adopted pursuant to this
subheading takes effect in this State on the date it becomes effective
as a Federal regulation. The Secretary shall publish all other pro-
posed regulations in accordance with the Maryland Administrative
Procedure Act. A person who may be adversely affected by a regula-
tion may, within 30 days after publication of any such regulation,
file with the Secretary, in writing, objections and a request for a
hearing. The timely filing of objections to a Federal regulation
automatically adopted stays the effect of the regulation in the State
of Maryland.

If no objections are received and no hearing is requested within
30 days after publication of a proposed regulation, it shall take
effect on a date set by the Secretary. The effective date shall be
at least 60 days after the time for filing objections has expired.

If timely objections are made to a Federal regulation within 30
days after it is automatically adopted or to a proposed regulation
within 30 days after it is published, the Secretary, after notice, shall
conduct a public hearing to receive evidence on the issues raised
by the objections. Any interested person or his representative may
be heard. The Secretary shall act upon objections by order and
shall mail the order to objectors by certified mail as soon after the
hearing as practicable. The order shall be based on substantial evi-
dence in the record of the hearing. If the order concerns a Federal
regulation, it may reinstate, rescind or modify it. If the order con-
cerns a proposed regulation, it may withdraw it or set an effective
date for the regulations as published or as modified by the order.
The effective date shall be at least 60 days after publication of the
order.