97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB6251
 
Introduced , by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
20 ILCS 2310/2310-665 new

     Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall adopt rules requiring that a breakfast cereal company whose product is  the subject of a recall on or after the date 10 years before the effective date of the amendatory Act shall file documentation with the Department asserting that all manufacturing equipment used to produce cereal sold by the company (1) is in compliance with all applicable rules and regulations;  and (2) is free from contaminating metals. Provides that the required documentation shall be filed on an annual basis for a period of 5 years. Provides penalties for noncompliance.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and 
5Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 
6amended  by adding Section 2310-665 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-665 new)
8    Sec. 2310-665. Cereal recall reporting.
9    (a) The Department shall adopt rules requiring that a 
10breakfast cereal company whose product is  the subject of a 
11recall on or after the date 10 years before the effective date 
12of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly shall file 
13documentation with the Department asserting that all 
14manufacturing equipment used to produce cereal sold by the 
15company:
16        (1) is in compliance with all applicable rules and 
17    regulations; and
18        (2) is free from contaminating metals.
19    (b) The documentation required by this Section shall be 
20filed on an annual basis for a period of 5 years.
21    (c) A company that knowingly fails to comply with the rules 
22adopted under this Section is guilty of a business offense and 
23shall be fined as follows:
 
 
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1        (1) $100,000 per day, if the company has annual gross 
2    revenue of $50 million or more; and
3        (2) $10,000 per day, if the company has annual gross 
4    revenue less than $50 million.