Bill Text: IL HB0647 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. In provisions regarding the handling of bulk food: replaces references to personal containers with references to consumer-owned containers; provides that clean consumer-owned containers provided or returned to a restaurant or retailer for filling may be filled and returned to the same consumer if the consumer-owned container is filled by either an employee of the restaurant or retailer or the owner of the consumer-owned container; requires consumer-owned containers filled to be designed and constructed for reuse in accordance with a specified provision of the 2017 Food Code; and requires restaurants and retailers to meet specified requirements. Provides that consumer-owned containers that are not food-specific may be filled at a beverage vending machine or system. Requires the Department of Public Health, on or before January 1, 2022, to produce materials for restaurants and retailers indicating that consumer-owned containers are not prohibited for use under Illinois law and specifying best practices for food safety requirements for such containers. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0647 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB0647-Introduced.html
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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 | cleaned, stored, and dispensed in a sanitary manner.
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14 | A restaurant or retailer may allow a consumer to fill or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | refill a consumer-owned personal container with bulk food if | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | the dispensers used prevent the direct handling of the bulk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | food. Consumer-owned Personal containers used for this purpose | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | shall be clean and sanitary. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Except as provided under Part 750 of Title 77 of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Illinois Administrative Code, county health departments and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | municipalities shall not prohibit the ability of a retailer to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | allow a consumer to fill or refill a consumer-owned personal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | container with bulk food if the dispensers used prevent the |
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1 | direct handling of the bulk food and the consumer-owned | ||||||
2 | personal containers used are clean and sanitary. | ||||||
3 | Clean consumer-owned containers provided or returned to | ||||||
4 | the restaurant or retailer for filling may be filled and | ||||||
5 | returned to the same consumer if the consumer-owned container | ||||||
6 | is filled by either an employee of the restaurant or retailer | ||||||
7 | or the owner of the consumer-owned container. A consumer-owned | ||||||
8 | container filled under this Section shall be designed and | ||||||
9 | constructed for reuse in accordance with Section | ||||||
10 | 3-304.17(B)(1) of the 2017 Food Code published by the U.S. | ||||||
11 | Food and Drug Administration. | ||||||
12 | The restaurant or retailer shall: | ||||||
13 | (1) either isolate the consumer-owned container from | ||||||
14 | the serving surface or sanitize the serving surface after | ||||||
15 | each filling, except for bulk food if the dispensers used | ||||||
16 | prevent the direct handling of the bulk food; | ||||||
17 | (2) prepare, maintain, and adhere to written | ||||||
18 | procedures to prevent cross-contamination and make the | ||||||
19 | written procedures available to the Department of Public | ||||||
20 | Health upon request or at the time of an inspection; and | ||||||
21 | (3) ensure compliance with any handwashing | ||||||
22 | requirements. | ||||||
23 | Consumer-owned containers that are not food-specific may | ||||||
24 | be filled at a beverage vending machine or system. | ||||||
25 | On or before January 1, 2022, the Department of Public | ||||||
26 | Health shall produce materials for restaurants and retailers, |
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1 | to be made available electronically or in print format, | ||||||
2 | indicating that consumer-owned containers are not prohibited | ||||||
3 | for use under Illinois law and specifying best practices for | ||||||
4 | food safety requirements for such containers. | ||||||
5 | (Source: P.A. 101-510, eff. 1-1-20 .)
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6 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
7 | becoming law.
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