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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 4122

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Senators Hansen, Barr and Bailey; by Department of Agriculture request

Read first time 2/8/85 and referred to Committee on Agriculture.

AN ACT Relating to the contents of flour and bread; and amending RCW 69.08.030 and 69.08.040.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 2, chapter 192, Laws of 1945 and RCW 69.08.030 are each amended to read as follows:

          It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, mix, compound, sell or offer for sale, for human consumption in this state, flour, as defined in RCW 69.08.010, unless the following vitamins and minerals are contained in each pound of such flour((;)):  Not less than ((2.0 mg and not more than 2.5)) 2.9 mg of thiamine; not less than ((1.2 mg and not more than 1.5)) 1.8 mg of riboflavin; not less than ((16.0 mg and not more than 20.0)) 24.0 mg of niacin or niacin-amide; not less than ((13.0 mg and not more than 16.5)) 20.0 mg of iron (Fe); except in the case of self-rising flour which in addition to the above ingredients ((shall)) may contain ((not less [than] 500 mg and not more than 1500)) 960.0 mg of calcium (Ca):  PROVIDED, ((HOWEVER,)) That the terms of this section shall not apply to flour sold to distributors, bakers or other processors, if the purchaser furnishes to the seller a certificate in such form as the director shall by ((regulation)) rule prescribe, certifying that such flour will be (1) resold to a distributor, baker or other processor, or (2) used in the manufacture, mixing or compounding of flour, white bread or rolls enriched to meet the requirements of this chapter, or (3) used in the manufacture of products other than flour, white bread or rolls.  It shall be unlawful for any such purchaser so furnishing any such certificate to use or resell the flour so purchased in any manner other than as prescribed in this section.

        Sec. 2.  Section 3, chapter 192, Laws of 1945 and RCW 69.08.040 are each amended to read as follows:

          It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, bake, sell, or offer for sale, for human consumption in this state, any white bread or rolls as defined in RCW 69.08.010, unless the following vitamins and minerals are contained in each pound of such bread or rolls:  Not less than ((1.1 mg and not more than)) 1.8 mg of thiamine; not less than ((0.7 mg and not more than 1.6)) 1.1 mg of riboflavin; not less than ((10.0 mg and not more than)) 15.0 mg of niacin; not less than ((8.0 mg and not more than)) 12.5 mg of iron (Fe).