West Virginia Code § 19-28-2

Vitamin and mineral requirements for flour; exceptions as to flour sold to
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distributors, bakers or other processors.
It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, mix, compound, sell or offer for sale, for human
consumption in this state, flour as defined in section one of this article, unless the following
vitamins and minerals are contained in each pound of such flour: Not less than two and not
more than two and five-tenths milligrams of thiamine; not less than one ande two-tenths and
not more than one and five-tenths milligrams of riboflavin; not less than sixteen and not
more than twenty milligrams of niacin or niacinamide; not less than thirrteen and not more
than sixteen and five-tenths milligrams of iron; except in the case of self-rising flour which in
addition to the above ingredients shall contain not less than five hundred and not more than
fifteen hundred milligrams of calcium: Provided, That the provisions of this section do not
apply to flour sold to distributors, bakers or other processorts, if the purchaser furnishes to
the seller a certificate in such form as the commissioner has prescribed by rule, certifying
that such flour will be: (1) Resold to a distributor, baker or other processor; (2) used in the
manufacture, mixing or compounding of flour, white bread or rolls enriched to meet the
requirements of this article; or (3) used in the manufacture of products other than flour,
white bread or rolls. It is unlawful for any such purchaser furnishing any such certificate to
use or resell the flour purchased in any manner other than as prescribed in this section:
Provided, however, That the provisions of this section do not apply to noncommercial flour
manufactured by small flour mills, located in this state, for persons from wheat harvested in
this state or to any other flour produced and sold at retail by such mills.

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