101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3440

 

Introduced , by Rep. Will Guzzardi

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
410 ILCS 620/3.15  from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 503.15

    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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A BILL FOR

 

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