32 M.R.S. §1746: Applicability

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to:

1. Industry. A chemical used in or for industry or manufacturing, including chemicals processed or otherwise used in or for industrial or manufacturing processes;

2. Retailers. A retailer of a food package unless the retailer knowingly sells a food package that contains a priority food contact chemical after the effective date of its prohibition under section 1745 for which that retailer has received prior notification from a manufacturer, a distributor or the State;

3. Contaminants. A chemical that occurs in a food package only as a contaminant as long as the manufacturer had in place a manufacturing control program and exercised due diligence to minimize the presence of the contaminant in the food package; or

4. Certain manufacturers. A manufacturer of a food or beverage product that is contained in a food package or to which a food package is applied as long as that manufacturer has less than $1,000,000,000 of total annual national sales of food and beverage products.