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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3440 Introduced , by Rep. Will Guzzardi SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 410 ILCS 620/3.15 | from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 503.15 |
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Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Provides that provisions prohibiting the offer for sale of any bulk food in a manner other than to prevent direct handling of such items by the consumer shall not prohibit self-service by consumers provided that take-home containers, including bags, cups, and lids, provided for consumer use are stored and dispensed in a sanitary manner. Provides that a retailer may allow a consumer to fill or refill a personal container with bulk food if the dispensers used prevent the direct handling of the bulk food. Provides that county health departments and municipalities shall not prohibit the ability of a retailer to allow a consumer to fill or refill a personal container with bulk food if the dispensers used prevent the direct handling of the bulk food.
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| | HB3440 | | LRB101 09525 CPF 54623 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning health.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act is |
| 5 | | amended by changing Section 3.15 as follows:
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| 6 | | (410 ILCS 620/3.15) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 503.15)
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| 7 | | Sec. 3.15.
To offer for sale any bulk food in a manner |
| 8 | | other than to prevent
direct handling of such items by the |
| 9 | | consumer. This Section shall not prohibit
self-service by |
| 10 | | consumers provided that the dispensers utilized prevent
the |
| 11 | | direct handling of such foods and that take-home containers, |
| 12 | | including bags, cups, and lids, provided for consumer use are |
| 13 | | stored and dispensed in a sanitary manner.
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| 14 | | A retailer may allow a consumer to fill or refill a |
| 15 | | personal container with bulk food if the dispensers used |
| 16 | | prevent the direct handling of the bulk food. |
| 17 | | County health departments and municipalities shall not |
| 18 | | prohibit the ability of a retailer to allow a consumer to fill |
| 19 | | or refill a personal container with bulk food if the dispensers |
| 20 | | used prevent the direct handling of the bulk food. |
| 21 | | (Source: P.A. 84-891.)
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