Section 001-341-1 - DefinitionsFor purposes of this chapter and unless the context otherwise indicates, the following words shall have the following meanings.
A. "Bakery" means any place, premises or establishment other than a home food manufacturing establishment regulated by the Department of Agriculture, Food And Rural Resources, where any bakery product is regularly prepared, processed or manufactured for sale other than for consumption on the premises where originally prepared, processed or manufactured.B. "Bakery product" includes bread, rolls, cakes, pies, doughnuts, cookies, biscuits, crackers and all similar goods, to be used for human food.C. "Commercial bakery" means any bakery predominantly engaged in the preparation, processing or manufacture of bakery products for further distribution. All other bakeries shall be deemed retail bakeries.D. "Container" or "package" means the container or wrapper in which bakery products are sold or offered for sale.E. "Corrosion resistant material" means those materials that maintain their original surface characteristics under prolonged influence of the food to be contacted, the normal use of cleaning compounds and bactericidal solutions, and other conditions of the environment.F. "Department" means the Maine Department of Agriculture, Food And Rural Resources.G. "Distributor" means any person other than a bakery engaged in the selling, marketing, or distributing at wholesale or retail any bakery products.H. "Food contact surface" means those surfaces of equipment and utensils with which food comes in contact, and those surfaces from which food may drain, drip, or splash back onto surfaces normally in contact with food.I. "Hazardous substance" means any substance or mixture of substances which is toxic, corrosive, an irritant, strong sensitizer, flammable or which generates pressure through decomposition.J. "Manufacturing" means the preparing, mixing, blending, icing, decorating. baking or handling of bakery products and food ingredients or materials used therein.K. "Perishable food" means any food of such type or in such condition or physical state as it may spoil or otherwise become unfit for human consumption.L. "Person" includes an individual, partnership, corporation, association or club.M. "Potentially hazardous food" means any perishable food or food product which consists in whole or in part of milk or any other ingredient capable of supporting rapid and progressive growth of infectious and toxigenic microorganisms including, but not limited to, cream fillings in pies, cakes or pastries; custard products; meringue topped bakery products; or butter cream type fillings in bakery products.01-001 C.M.R. ch. 341, § 1