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MI HB6130

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/14/2024

Primary Sponsor

Veronica Paiz

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Origin

House of Representatives

102nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Updates Michigan's Food Law to incorporate the 2017 Food Code (replacing 2009 version) and the 2019 National Shellfish Sanitation Program Guide (replacing 2009 version)

  • Adds "major food allergen" definition covering milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, wheat, peanuts, soybeans, and sesame, with requirements for allergen labeling on food products

  • Requires certified food protection managers at food service establishments and medium/high-risk retail food establishments, with a 1-year transition period for establishments newly subject to this requirement and a 2-year implementation deadline for section 2-102.12 of the food code

  • Modifies food code provisions to allow untreated wood planks (such as cedar) as cooking and food-contact surfaces, and establishes detailed requirements for handling and identification of molluscan shellfish

  • Updates definition of "food establishment" and related terms to clarify regulatory scope, and changes outdated statutory cross-references to federal food safety laws to reference effective dates of amendments rather than specific calendar dates

Legislative Description

Food: retail establishments; safety guidelines; update. Amends secs. 1107, 1109, 2129 & 6101 of 2000 PA 92 (MCL 289.1107 et seq.).

Food: service establishments

Last Action

Placed On Third Reading

12/13/2024

Committee Referrals

Agriculture11/14/2024

Full Bill Text

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