Food processing establishments: suspension.

Under existing law, the California Food Sanitation Act, which is administered by the State Department of Public Health, a food processing establishment is required to satisfy prescribed sanitation requirements for purposes of food safety. A violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor. This bill would permit authorized agents of the department who identify conditions likely to result in illness or injury at a food processing establishment to immediately suspend the license or registration of the food processing establishment and order the food processing establishment to close immediately pending an administrative hearing. The bill would require the department to provide a licensee or registrant with a written notice that contains prescribed information about the suspension and administrative hearing.