Senate Bill 570 Summary

• Local units of government are prohibited from requiring licensure, certification, or inspection for food products sold by individual vendors at farmer's markets or roadside stands who meet state requirements.

• Individual vendors are exempt from food establishment regulations if their products are made at their primary residence or owned/leased property, are non-hazardous, follow sanitary procedures, and are not resold.

• Food products must be labeled with producer name and address, product name, ingredients in descending order by weight, net weight/volume, processing date, and a warning that the product is home-produced and uninspected.

• The state health department retains authority to sample, inspect, and order cessation of sales if products are misbranded, adulterated, or pose an imminent health hazard, or if consumer complaints are filed.

• Rules are adopted allowing poultry products slaughtered and processed on farms to be sold at farmer's markets and roadside stands if frozen at point of sale and labeled in compliance with federal regulations.