FOOD HANDLING-HOME KITCHENS
Summary
Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Replaces provisions concerning home kitchen operations with provisions that: provide that a home kitchen operation may produce homemade food and drink if specified conditions are met; require a home kitchen operation's food packaging to conform with the labeling requirements of the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act; contain prepackaging and labeling requirements for home kitchen operation products; provide that a home kitchen operation's annual revenues may not exceed $250,000; require the Department of Public Health to adopt rules establishing reasonable food safety standards for home kitchen operations and to issue administrative guidance for use by local health departments; and provide that a person who produces or packages a non-potentially hazardous baked good for sale by a religious, charitable, or nonprofit organization for fundraising purposes is exempt from the requirements of the provisions. Preempts home rule.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 25, 2022
Last action Jan 10, 2023
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Feb 18, 2022
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Committee
Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Will Guzzardi
DDemocratic
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