69-7-753 - Food Products Certification Office; creation; establishment; and responsibilities. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 69-7-753. Food Products Certification Office; creation; establishment; and responsibilities.
 

There is created in the Department of Agriculture and Commerce a Food Products Certification Office. This office shall establish grading and certification processes for fruits, vegetables and nuts. This office shall also establish regulations and procedures to determine whether a product is produced or processed, or both, in Mississippi. The Food Products Certification Office shall be responsible for: 
 

(a) Inspecting, grading and certifying fruits, vegetables and nuts; 

(b) Coordinating and developing markets for Mississippi farmers who produce fruits, vegetables and nuts; 

(c) Managing or assisting in the management of the vegetable marketing sheds; and 

(d) Assisting farmers in the production of fruits and vegetables with the greatest market demand that are most adaptable to each production area. 
 

Sources: Laws,  1994, ch. 605, § 4, eff from and after July 1, 1994.