1552                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND                                    Ch. 536

14-907. IDENTIFICATION OF PACKAGED FOOD PRODUCTS.

(A)    IN THIS SECTION, "PACKAGED FOOD PRODUCT" MEANS A
FOOD PRODUCT THAT:

(1)    IN ADVANCE OF SALE, IS PUT UP OR PACKAGED,
IN ANY MANNER, IN UNITS SUITABLE FOR RETAIL SAL SALE; AND

(2)    IS NOT INTENDED FOR CONSUMPTION AT ITS
POINT OF MANUFACTURE.

(B)    A PERSON MAY NOT SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE, AS
KOSHER OR KOSHER FOR PASSOVER, ANY PACKAGED FOOD PRODUCT
UNLESS:

(1)    IT HAS A KOSHER IDENTIFICATION SECURELY
ATTACHED TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE PACKAGE; AND

(2)    THIS IDENTIFICATION WAS ATTACHED TO THE
PACKAGE BY THE PRODUCER OR PACKER OF THE PRODUCT AT HIS
PLACE OF BUSINESS.

(C)    (1) THIS SUBSECTION (B) APPLIES TO ANY PACKAGED
FOOD PRODUCT THAT IS MARKED OR IDENTIFIED WITH:

(I) (1) IN ANY LANGUAGE, THE WORDS

"KOSHER", "KOSHER--STYLE", "PARVE", "GLATT", "RABBINICAL

SUPERVISION";

(II) (2) ANY OTHER WORD OR SYMBOL
IDENTIFYING THE PRODUCT AS KOSHER OR KOSHER FOR PASSOVER; OR

(III) (3) THE ENGLISH LETTERS "K", "KP",
"KD", "KM", "KF", "KOS", OR "RS," EXCEPT AS PART OF A
REGISTERED TRADEMARK.

PART III. MEZUZAHS AND TEFILLIN.

14-908. FALSE REPRESENTATION.

A PERSON MAY NOT SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE ANY MEZUZAH OR
TEFILLIN THAT HE FALSELY REPRESENTS TO BE KOSHER.

14-909. IDENTIFICATION.

(A) THE MANUFACTURER OR IMPORTER OF ANY MEZUZAH OR
TEFILLIN MAY NOT SELL THE PRODUCT OR OFFER IT FOR SALE
UNLESS THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PRINTED LEGIBLY ON THE
PACKAGE OF THE PRODUCT OR ON A LABEL SECURELY ATTACHED TO
THE PRODUCT:

(1)    THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE MANUFACTURER OR
IMPORTER; AND

(2)    IF THE MEZUZAH OR TEFILLIN, IN THE FORM
REASONABLY EXPECTED TO BE SOLD AT RETAIL, IS NOT KOSHER, THE
WORD "NONKOSHER".