Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB6287

Amends the Illinois Egg and Egg Products Act. Defines "lot consolidation" and "registered lot consolidator". Provides that no eggs may be offered for sale for consumer use 45 days or more after candling (rather than after the original 30-day candling date). Extends the expiration date labeling requirement for grade A and AA eggs to no later than 45 days after candling. Removes provisions concerning the repackaging of eggs for sale to consumers. Provides that eggs may be repackaged only when the retailer performs a lot consolidation where the lot consolidation is performed by or under the supervision of a registered lot consolidator. Adds provisions concerning the training and registration of lot consolidators. Requires that stores wishing to consolidate egg lots retain a physical copy of the registered lot consolidator's registration document and maintain Egg Lot Consolidation Log form. Provides that eggs shall be consolidated in a manner consistent with the specified training, every lot consolidation shall be documented using an Egg Lot Consolidation Log form, and that registered lot consolidators shall work at one physical location only.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Removes a definition for "registered lot consolidator". Extends the expiration date labeling requirement for grade AA to no later than 30 days (rather than 45 days) after candling. Removes provisions concerning the repackaging of eggs for sale to consumers. Provides that eggs may be repackaged only when the retailer performs a lot consolidation. Requires that retailers wishing to consolidate eggs implement and administer a training program for employees that will perform egg consolidation. Adds provisions concerning the lot consolidation training. Provides that eggs shall be consolidated in a manner consistent with the specified training, every lot consolidation shall be documented in a specified manner, and that records of each egg carton consolidated shall be maintained for at least one year (rather than 30 days) following the sell-by date on the consolidated carton. Provides that training materials and egg lot consolidation records must be made available upon request from the Department of Agriculture and records may be kept electronically. Provides that Illinois-based egg producers or Illinois-based egg producer-dealers may prohibit their brands from being included in egg lot consolidation programs. Adds provisions concerning requirements for producers and retailers if a producer wants to prohibit its brands from being included in egg lot consolidation programs.

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