OAR 603-025-0090: Foods Exempt from Labeling

The following foods shall be exempt from the open date labeling requirements: (1) Candies, nuts, non-alcoholic beverages (soft drinks), and other fruit juices. (2) Sterile dairy products; processed or natural cheddar cheese or other hard cheese varieties; margarine; butter and whipped butter. (3) Pastries, cookies, and crackers having less than 16 percent moisture content; bread sticks; croutons; melba toast; stuffing mixes and other dry bakery products; bakery products otherwise required to be open date labeled which are sold or offered for sale at the same location where prepared or baked (in-store bakeries) and not commingled or displayed with bakery products required to be open date labeled.