HB5640 Summary

• Allows inspections of feed manufacturing facilities and vehicles to include documentation such as photographs, drawings, and depictions of establishments and events.

• Permits the Director to photograph distribution-related events during inspections of public or private premises and transport vehicles.

• Establishes that good manufacturing practices under the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and federal Food Safety Modernization Act apply equally to medicated and non-medicated feed manufacturing, including production records and master records files.

• Requires any person given notice of a violation to receive an opportunity for a hearing as prescribed by the Director, with administrative penalties of $1,000 for serious violations and $500 for other violations.

• Corrects a typographical error changing "disposition" to "deposition" in the section authorizing the Director to take testimony.