Food Labeling Law Affecting Farmers Market
Local News
by
Adam Uhernik
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
State regulators say the new requirements are to help ensure food safety. But some people say those new state regulations are affecting what people can buy and sell at the temporary stands and they don't like it.
At the farmers’ market in Rapid City people say they are frustrated by the new rules. Those new rules say local food vendors that work out of their home kitchens and not commercial kitchens will now have to label their products with ingredients, contact information, and submit their recipes for testing to help ensure safe practices. Many vendors say it's a hassle, especially having to label products.
Dawn Habeck, with Black Hills Milk, says, "It's probably a little bit of a hassle but it's not as much of an issue is the fact that people can't get some of the foods they used to get made by people in a private kitchen and they really want that, but they can't get that."
The new law went into affect on July 1, 2010.