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65-2301

Chapter 65.--PUBLIC HEALTH
Article 23.--ENRICHMENT OF FLOUR AND BREAD

      65-2301.   Definitions.When used in this act:

      (a)   The term "flour" includes and shall be limited to the foods definedas (1) flour, white flour, wheat flour, plain flour, (2) bromated flour,(3) self-rising flour, self-rising white flour, self-rising wheat flour,and (4) phosphated flour, phosphated white flour, and phosphated wheatflour but excludes whole wheat flour and also excludes special flours notused for bread, roll, bun or biscuit baking, such as specialty cake,pancake and pastry flours in the definitions and standards of identity andquality adopted and published by the secretary of health and environmentunder the authority vested in the secretary by the Kansas food, drug andcosmetic act.

      (b)   The term "enriched" as applied to flour, means the addition to flourof the vitamins and minerals necessary to make it conform to definition andstandard of identity of enriched flour, enriched bromated flour, enrichedself-rising flour or enriched phosphated flour, as the case may be as fixedand established by the secretary of health and environment under authorityvested in the secretary by the general food and drug acts, such standardsto be identical with those established by the proper federal agency underthe federal food, drug, and cosmetic act of 1938, unless in the opinion ofthe secretary changes made in the federal standards subsequent to theeffective date of this act will not serve the best interests of thecitizens of the state of Kansas or are oppressive to the milling and bakingindustries of the state.

      (c)   The term "enriched" as applied to white bread or rolls, means theaddition to white bread or rolls of the vitamins and minerals necessary tomake it conform to the definition and standard of identity of enrichedwhite bread or rolls as fixed and established by the secretary of healthand environment under authority vested in the secretary by the general foodand drug acts, such standards to be identical with those established by theproper federal agency under the federal food, drug and cosmetic act of1938, unless in the opinion of the secretary, changes made in the federalstandards subsequent to the effective date of this act, will not serve thebest interests of the citizens of the state of Kansas or are oppressive tothe baking industry of the state. The enrichment of white bread or rollsmay be accomplished through the use of enriched flour, enriched yeast,other enriched ingredients, synthetic vitamins, harmless iron salts, or byany combination of harmless methods which will produce enriched white breador rolls which meet the requirements of this subsection; but iron shall beadded only in forms that are assimilable and harmless and which do notimpair the enriched bread or rolls.

      (d)   The term "white bread" means any bread, whether baked in a pan or ona hearth or screen which is commonly known or usually represented and soldas white bread, including but not restricted to Vienna bread, French bread,Italian bread and any bread which is included in the definition andstandard of identity for "white bread" adopted by the secretary of healthand environment under authority vested in it by the general food and drugacts.

      (e)   "Rolls" include plain white rolls and buns of the semibread doughtype, such as soft rolls, hamburger, hot dog, parker house, hard rolls suchas Vienna, kaiser, etc., all made without fillings or icings but shall notinclude yeast-raised sweet rolls or sweet buns, cinnamon rolls or buns,butterfly rolls, etc.

      (f)   The term "secretary" shall mean the secretary of health andenvironment.

      (g)   The term "person" means an individual, a corporation, a partnership,an association, a joint stock company, a trust or an unincorporatedorganization to the extent engaged in the manufacture of or sale of flour,white bread or rolls.

      History:   L. 1947, ch. 331, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 462, §97; July 1.

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Statutes > Kansas > Chapter65 > Article23 > Statutes_26092

65-2301

Chapter 65.--PUBLIC HEALTH
Article 23.--ENRICHMENT OF FLOUR AND BREAD

      65-2301.   Definitions.When used in this act:

      (a)   The term "flour" includes and shall be limited to the foods definedas (1) flour, white flour, wheat flour, plain flour, (2) bromated flour,(3) self-rising flour, self-rising white flour, self-rising wheat flour,and (4) phosphated flour, phosphated white flour, and phosphated wheatflour but excludes whole wheat flour and also excludes special flours notused for bread, roll, bun or biscuit baking, such as specialty cake,pancake and pastry flours in the definitions and standards of identity andquality adopted and published by the secretary of health and environmentunder the authority vested in the secretary by the Kansas food, drug andcosmetic act.

      (b)   The term "enriched" as applied to flour, means the addition to flourof the vitamins and minerals necessary to make it conform to definition andstandard of identity of enriched flour, enriched bromated flour, enrichedself-rising flour or enriched phosphated flour, as the case may be as fixedand established by the secretary of health and environment under authorityvested in the secretary by the general food and drug acts, such standardsto be identical with those established by the proper federal agency underthe federal food, drug, and cosmetic act of 1938, unless in the opinion ofthe secretary changes made in the federal standards subsequent to theeffective date of this act will not serve the best interests of thecitizens of the state of Kansas or are oppressive to the milling and bakingindustries of the state.

      (c)   The term "enriched" as applied to white bread or rolls, means theaddition to white bread or rolls of the vitamins and minerals necessary tomake it conform to the definition and standard of identity of enrichedwhite bread or rolls as fixed and established by the secretary of healthand environment under authority vested in the secretary by the general foodand drug acts, such standards to be identical with those established by theproper federal agency under the federal food, drug and cosmetic act of1938, unless in the opinion of the secretary, changes made in the federalstandards subsequent to the effective date of this act, will not serve thebest interests of the citizens of the state of Kansas or are oppressive tothe baking industry of the state. The enrichment of white bread or rollsmay be accomplished through the use of enriched flour, enriched yeast,other enriched ingredients, synthetic vitamins, harmless iron salts, or byany combination of harmless methods which will produce enriched white breador rolls which meet the requirements of this subsection; but iron shall beadded only in forms that are assimilable and harmless and which do notimpair the enriched bread or rolls.

      (d)   The term "white bread" means any bread, whether baked in a pan or ona hearth or screen which is commonly known or usually represented and soldas white bread, including but not restricted to Vienna bread, French bread,Italian bread and any bread which is included in the definition andstandard of identity for "white bread" adopted by the secretary of healthand environment under authority vested in it by the general food and drugacts.

      (e)   "Rolls" include plain white rolls and buns of the semibread doughtype, such as soft rolls, hamburger, hot dog, parker house, hard rolls suchas Vienna, kaiser, etc., all made without fillings or icings but shall notinclude yeast-raised sweet rolls or sweet buns, cinnamon rolls or buns,butterfly rolls, etc.

      (f)   The term "secretary" shall mean the secretary of health andenvironment.

      (g)   The term "person" means an individual, a corporation, a partnership,an association, a joint stock company, a trust or an unincorporatedorganization to the extent engaged in the manufacture of or sale of flour,white bread or rolls.

      History:   L. 1947, ch. 331, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 462, §97; July 1.


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Statutes > Kansas > Chapter65 > Article23 > Statutes_26092

65-2301

Chapter 65.--PUBLIC HEALTH
Article 23.--ENRICHMENT OF FLOUR AND BREAD

      65-2301.   Definitions.When used in this act:

      (a)   The term "flour" includes and shall be limited to the foods definedas (1) flour, white flour, wheat flour, plain flour, (2) bromated flour,(3) self-rising flour, self-rising white flour, self-rising wheat flour,and (4) phosphated flour, phosphated white flour, and phosphated wheatflour but excludes whole wheat flour and also excludes special flours notused for bread, roll, bun or biscuit baking, such as specialty cake,pancake and pastry flours in the definitions and standards of identity andquality adopted and published by the secretary of health and environmentunder the authority vested in the secretary by the Kansas food, drug andcosmetic act.

      (b)   The term "enriched" as applied to flour, means the addition to flourof the vitamins and minerals necessary to make it conform to definition andstandard of identity of enriched flour, enriched bromated flour, enrichedself-rising flour or enriched phosphated flour, as the case may be as fixedand established by the secretary of health and environment under authorityvested in the secretary by the general food and drug acts, such standardsto be identical with those established by the proper federal agency underthe federal food, drug, and cosmetic act of 1938, unless in the opinion ofthe secretary changes made in the federal standards subsequent to theeffective date of this act will not serve the best interests of thecitizens of the state of Kansas or are oppressive to the milling and bakingindustries of the state.

      (c)   The term "enriched" as applied to white bread or rolls, means theaddition to white bread or rolls of the vitamins and minerals necessary tomake it conform to the definition and standard of identity of enrichedwhite bread or rolls as fixed and established by the secretary of healthand environment under authority vested in the secretary by the general foodand drug acts, such standards to be identical with those established by theproper federal agency under the federal food, drug and cosmetic act of1938, unless in the opinion of the secretary, changes made in the federalstandards subsequent to the effective date of this act, will not serve thebest interests of the citizens of the state of Kansas or are oppressive tothe baking industry of the state. The enrichment of white bread or rollsmay be accomplished through the use of enriched flour, enriched yeast,other enriched ingredients, synthetic vitamins, harmless iron salts, or byany combination of harmless methods which will produce enriched white breador rolls which meet the requirements of this subsection; but iron shall beadded only in forms that are assimilable and harmless and which do notimpair the enriched bread or rolls.

      (d)   The term "white bread" means any bread, whether baked in a pan or ona hearth or screen which is commonly known or usually represented and soldas white bread, including but not restricted to Vienna bread, French bread,Italian bread and any bread which is included in the definition andstandard of identity for "white bread" adopted by the secretary of healthand environment under authority vested in it by the general food and drugacts.

      (e)   "Rolls" include plain white rolls and buns of the semibread doughtype, such as soft rolls, hamburger, hot dog, parker house, hard rolls suchas Vienna, kaiser, etc., all made without fillings or icings but shall notinclude yeast-raised sweet rolls or sweet buns, cinnamon rolls or buns,butterfly rolls, etc.

      (f)   The term "secretary" shall mean the secretary of health andenvironment.

      (g)   The term "person" means an individual, a corporation, a partnership,an association, a joint stock company, a trust or an unincorporatedorganization to the extent engaged in the manufacture of or sale of flour,white bread or rolls.

      History:   L. 1947, ch. 331, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 462, §97; July 1.