New Jersey § 2c:21-7
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§ 2c:21-7.
A person commits a disorderly persons offense if in the course of business he: a. (1) Falsely represents any food sold, prepared, served or offered for sale to be
kosher or kosher for Passover; (2) Removes or destroys, or causes to be removed or destroyed, the original means
of identification affixed to food commodities to indicate that same are kosher or
kosher for Passover, except that this paragraph shall not be construed to prevent
the removal of the identification if the commodity is offered for sale as non-kosher;
or (3) Sells, disposes of or has in his possession for the purpose of resale as kosher
any food commodity to which a slaughterhouse plumba, mark, stamp, tag, brand, label
or other means of identification has been fraudulently attached. b. (1) Labels or identifies a food commodity in package form to be kosher or kosher
for Passover or possesses such labels or means of identification, unless he is the
manufacturer or packer of the food commodity in package form; (2) Labels or identifies an article of food not in package form to be kosher or kosher
for Passover or possesses such labels or other means of identification, unless he
is the manufacturer of the article of food; (3) Falsely labels any food commodity in package form as kosher or kosher for Passover
by having or permitting to be inscribed on it, in any language, the words “kosher”
or “kosher for Passover,” “parve,” “glatt,” or any other words or symbols which would
tend to deceive or otherwise lead a reasonable individual to believe that the commodity
is kosher or kosher for Passover; or (4) Labels any food commodity in package form by having or permitting to be inscribed
on it the words “kosher-style,” “kosher-type,” “Jewish,” or “Jewish-style,” unless
the product label also displays the word “non-kosher” in letters at least as large
and in close proximity. c. (1) Sells, offers for sale, prepares, or serves in or from the same place of business
both unpackaged non-kosher food and unpackaged food he represents to be kosher unless
he posts a window sign at the entrance of his establishment which states in block
letters at least four inches in height: “Kosher and Non-Kosher Foods Sold Here,”
or “Kosher and Non-Kosher Foods Served Here,” or a statement of similar import; or (2) Employs any Hebrew word or symbol in any advertising of any food offered for sale
or place of business in which food is prepared, whether for on-premises or off-premises
consumption, unless the advertisement also sets forth in conjunction therewith and
in English, the words “We Sell Kosher Food Only,” “We Sell Both Kosher and Non-Kosher
Foods,” or words of similar import, in letters of at least the same size as the characters
used in Hebrew. For the purpose of this paragraph, “Hebrew symbol” means any Hebrew word, or letter,
or any symbol, emblem, sign, insignia, or other mark that simulates a Hebrew word
or letter. d. (1) Displays for sale in the same show window or other location on or in his place
of business, both unpackaged food represented to be kosher and unpackaged non-kosher
food, unless he: (a) displays over the kosher and non-kosher food signs that read, in clearly visible
block letters, “kosher food” and “non-kosher food,” respectively, or, as to the display
of meat alone, “kosher meat” and “non-kosher meat,” respectively; (b) separates the kosher food products from the non-kosher food products by keeping
the products in separate display cabinets, or by segregating kosher items from non-kosher
items by use of clearly visible dividers; and (c) slices or otherwise prepares the kosher food products for sale with utensils used
solely for kosher food items; (2) Prepares or serves any food as kosher whether for consumption in his place of
business or elsewhere if in the same place of business he also prepares or serves
non-kosher food, unless he: (a) uses and maintains separate and distinctly labeled or marked dishes and utensils
for each type of food; and (b) includes in clearly visible block letters the statement “Kosher and Non-Kosher
Foods Prepared and Sold Here” in each menu or sign used or posted on the premises
or distributed or advertised off the premises; (3) Sells or has in his possession for the purpose of resale as kosher any food commodity
not having affixed thereto the original slaughterhouse plumba, mark, stamp, tag, brand,
label or other means of identification employed to indicate that the food commodity
is kosher or kosher for Passover; or (4) Sells or offers for sale, as kosher, any fresh meat or poultry that is identified
as “soaked and salted,” unless (a) the product has in fact been soaked and salted
in a manner which makes it kosher; and (b) the product is marked “soaked and salted”
on the package label or, if the product is not packaged, on a sign prominently displayed
in conjunction with the product. For the purpose of this paragraph, “fresh meat or poultry” shall mean meat and poultry
that has not been processed except for salting and soaking.
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