USE OF OPEN DATE

Every manufacturer or processor of perishable food, except meat, poultry, frozen food, and fresh fruits and vegetables, as exempt by Minnesota Statutes, section 31.782 , subdivision 3, and except as provided for herein, shall place on the package or label or labeling of such perishable food an open date as described and provided for in parts 1550.1030 to 1550.1250 .