New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Subchapter 21 - REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE SALE OF FOOD REPRESENTED AS KOSHER
Section 13:45A-21.1 - Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context indicates otherwise:

"Advertises, represents or holds itself out" means engaging, directly or indirectly, in promotional activities including, but not limited to, oral representations, newspaper, radio and television advertising, telephone book listings, distribution of fliers and menus and any in-store signs or announcements.

"Dairy" means a food that is or contains any milk or milk derivative.

"Dealer" means any establishment that advertises, represents or holds itself out as selling, preparing or maintaining food as kosher. This shall include, but not be limited to, manufacturers, slaughterhouses, wholesalers, stores, restaurants, hotels, caterers, catering facilities, butcher shops, summer camps, bakeries, delicatessens, supermarkets, grocery stores, nursing homes, freezer dealers and food plan companies. Such establishments may also deal in food not represented as kosher.

"Director" means the Director of the Division or his or her designee.

"Disclosure" means the form(s) provided by the Division and executed by a dealer for the purpose of disclosing to consumers and to the Division practices relating to the preparation, handling and sale of food represented to be kosher.

"Division" means the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety.

"Food" means a food, food product, ingredient, dietary supplement or beverage.

"Meat" means animal and/or poultry meat, meat products and/or meat by-products.

"Pareve" means a food which contains neither meat nor dairy products and unless otherwise disclosed by the merchant is represented to be kosher.

"Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, trust, estate, partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest or any other legal or commercial entity. When used in this subchapter, "person" shall include, but not be limited to, all retail establishments, all dealers as defined above, manufacturers, wholesalers, processors, slaughterhouses and all others along the chain of commerce from the time the product is produced or, in the case of meat or poultry, from the time of slaughter to the time of its sale.

"Properly sealed packages" means those packages which bear a kosher symbol insignia and are sealed by the manufacturer, processor or wholesaler at its premises.

"Sell" means to offer for sale, expose for sale, serve or sell, directly or indirectly.

"Tag" means an identification of whatever form bearing the name and address of the slaughterhouse where the animal was slaughtered, the name of the person who sanctioned the slaughtering of meat at the slaughterhouse named and the date of the slaughter. All requisite information must be included in English with Arabic numerals. It may also contain the information in other languages. When information presented in English with Arabic numerals conflicts with information presented in other languages, the information presented in English with Arabic numerals shall be considered definitive.

"Wash letter" means a document stating the date of the slaughter and the times and dates the meat/poultry was soaked in water. Information must be in English with Arabic numerals. It may also contain information in other languages. The document must accompany the meat/poultry until the meat/poultry is fully fabricated. When information presented in English with Arabic numerals conflicts with the information presented in other languages, the information presented in English with Arabic numerals shall be considered definitive.

"Wholesaler" means any person selling food to another person where that food is intended for resale.