HB 6133 Summary

• Allows the department to retain authority over food processors that are part of food service establishments when they process wholesale low-acid canned food, acidified food, juice, seafood, fermented foods, or aseptic-processed foods, or perform complex processes determined by the department.

• Permits food processors that are part of food service establishments to receive separate licenses from the department and pay only food processor fees rather than food service licensing fees.

• Requires local health departments to notify the state department within 30 days of identifying a food processor that is part of a food service establishment, and requires the department to report its findings back to the local health department.

• Changes the process for revoking certified health department certification to require at least 120 days' written notice instead of the previous 30-day process, and removes the separate 30-day voluntary revocation provision.

• Increases Michigan Bridge Card food assistance program requirements from 3 to 7 varieties of foods per staple food group (with at least 3 units of each variety) and adds a new requirement for at least 84 eligible non-expired food items offered for sale continuously.