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VETOES
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H.B. 845
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Dear Mr. Speaker:
In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed House Bill 845 - Milk Products - Length of Sell-by Period.
House Bill 845 requires the Secretary of the Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene (DHMH) to establish a sell-by period, of up to 17 days, for Grade A milk
products that will be sold to consumers. Current law sets a 14 day sell-by period.
Proponents of the bill contend that modern technical advances exist that warrant
providing DHMH with some flexibility to establish a longer sell-by period. This
flexibility should not be provided at the potential expense of parents who want to be
sure that their children are consuming fresh milk. Legislatively extending the sell—by
period for up to three days should not be done until we are absolutely certain that
there is no possibility of adverse health impacts. House Bill 845 provides the
Department with no guidance as to what factors should be considered in setting the
sell-by period and no direction regarding the process that should be used in making
that determination.
For the above reasons, I have vetoed House Bill 845.
Sincerely,
Parris N. Glendening
Governor
House Bill No. 845
AN ACT concerning
Milk Products - Length of Sell-by Period
FOR the purpose of authorizing requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene to establish the sell-by period, of up to a certain number of
days, for certain milk products; and generally relating to the "sell-by period" of
milk products.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Health - General
Section 21-426
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2000 Replacement Volume and 2001 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Health - General
21-426.
(a) In this section, "sell-by period" means the length of time a Grade A milk
product may be kept for sale.
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