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Amend the bill in section 1 in §411 in subsection 5 in the last line (page 1, line 20 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "juice." the following: ' "Farm food product" does not include fluid milk.'
Amend the bill in section 2 in §416 in subsection 3 by inserting at the end a new blocked paragraph to read:
 
‘Farm food products and homemade food must be sold in packages from a home kitchen, farm stand or farmers' market with a label on each package containing the following information: the name, address, including zip code, and phone number of the producer; the name of the food product; the ingredients of the food product in descending order of predominance by weight; any allergy information; and a net quantity declaration. Farm food products and homemade food must also be clearly labeled with the following statement, if applicable: "Sold for personal use only and not for resale. This food is exempt from licensing and inspection by the State of Maine." ’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report, excludes fluid milk from the definition of "farm food product." It also requires all farm food products and homemade food to contain labels containing specific information, including information about the food's producer and the food product's ingredients, and a declaration that the food is sold for personal use and is exempt from licensing and inspection by the State.