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HI HCR46
Concurrent Resolution
Status
2/27/2018
Primary Sponsor
Cindy Evans
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AI Summary
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Requests the Department of Agriculture, Department of Health, and College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources at the University of Hawaii at Manoa to review FDA Food Safety Modernization Act requirements and applicable Hawaii laws regarding food safety.
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Directs the three agencies to recommend changes to Hawaii Revised Statutes and Administrative Rules to clarify that the Department of Agriculture oversees food safety on farms and the Department of Health oversees food safety after products leave farms.
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Requests recommendations on funding necessary to ensure food safety and other reforms needed to address food safety issues.
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Requires the three agencies to submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the Regular Session of 2019.
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Directs transmission of certified copies to the Governor, Director of Agriculture, Director of Health, and Dean/Director of the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Department Of Agriculture; The Department Of Health; And The College Of Tropical Agriculture And Human Resources At The University Of Hawaii At Manoa To Submit A Report To The Legislature Regarding Food Safety.
Department of Health
Last Action
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Souki excused (1).
3/28/2018