Public Act 103-0524
 
HB2086 EnrolledLRB103 25568 CPF 51917 b

    AN ACT concerning health.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act is
amended by changing Section 3.15 as follows:
 
    (410 ILCS 620/3.15)  (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 503.15)
    Sec. 3.15. To offer for sale any bulk food in a manner
other than to prevent direct handling of such items by the
consumer. This Section shall not prohibit self-service by
consumers provided that the dispensers utilized prevent the
direct handling of such foods and provided further that the
take-home containers, including bags, cups, and lids, are
maintained clean, sanitary, and free from debris, smooth,
durable, and easy-to-clean, and are not capable of causing,
through cleanliness or design, conditions that may cause or
spread disease provided for consumer use are cleaned, stored,
and dispensed in a sanitary manner.
    A restaurant or retailer may allow a consumer to fill or
refill a consumer-owned personal container with bulk food if
the dispensers used prevent the direct handling of the bulk
food. A restaurant or retailer may fill or refill a
consumer-owned container with ready-to-eat or dry bulk foods.
Personal containers used for this purpose shall be clean and
sanitary.
    Except as provided under Part 750 of Title 77 of the
Illinois Administrative Code, county health departments and
municipalities may regulate but shall not prohibit (1) the
ability of a retailer to allow a consumer to fill or refill a
consumer-owned personal container with bulk food if the
dispensers used prevent the direct handling of the bulk food
or (2) the ability of a restaurant or retailer to fill or
refill a consumer-owned container with ready-to-eat or dry
bulk foods and the personal containers used are clean and
sanitary.
    Clean consumer-owned containers provided or returned to a
restaurant or retailer for filling or refilling may be filled
or refilled and returned to the same consumer if the
consumer-owned container is filled or refilled by either (i)
an employee of the restaurant or retailer or (ii) the owner of
the consumer-owned container.
    A consumer-owned container that is filled or refilled
under this Section shall be designed and constructed for reuse
in accordance with Section 3-304.17(B)(1) of the 2017 Food
Code published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Consumer-owned containers that are not food-specific may be
filled or refilled at a beverage vending machine or system.
    A restaurant or retailer shall:
        (1) either isolate the consumer-owned container from
    the serving surface or clean and sanitize the serving
    surface after each filling or refilling, except for bulk
    food if the dispensers used prevent the direct handling of
    the bulk food;
        (2) prepare, maintain, and adhere to written
    procedures to prevent cross-contamination and make the
    written procedures available to the local health
    department or municipality upon request or at the time of
    an inspection; and
        (3) ensure compliance with any handwashing
    requirements.
    On or before January 1, 2024, the Department of Public
Health shall produce materials for restaurants and retailers,
to be made available electronically, indicating that
consumer-owned containers are not prohibited for use under
Illinois law and specifying best practices for food safety
requirements for consumer-owned containers, including, but not
limited to, sanitation practices, procedures to prevent
cross-contamination, and handwashing requirements. The
Department of Public Health may adopt administrative rules
necessary to implement, interpret, and administer the
provisions of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 101-510, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/11/2023