SB-0730, As Passed House, December 18, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR

 

SENATE BILL NO. 730

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 2000 PA 92, entitled

 

"Food law,"

 

by amending sections 1105 and 2129 (MCL 289.1105 and 289.2129), as

 

amended by 2012 PA 178, and by adding section 6152.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1105. (1) As used in this act:

 

     (a) "Adulterated" means food to which any of the following

 

apply:

 

     (i) It bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance

 

that may render it injurious to health unless the substance is not

 

an added substance and the quantity of that substance in the food

 

does not ordinarily render it injurious to health.

 

     (ii) It bears or contains any added poisonous or added

 

deleterious substance, other than a substance that is a pesticide

 


chemical in or on a raw agricultural commodity; a food additive; or

 

a color additive considered unsafe within the meaning of subsection

 

(2).

 

     (iii) It is a raw agricultural commodity that bears or contains

 

a pesticide chemical considered unsafe within the meaning of

 

subsection (2).

 

     (iv) It bears or contains any food additive considered unsafe

 

within the meaning of subsection (2). However, if a pesticide

 

chemical has been used in or on a raw agricultural commodity in

 

conformity with an exemption granted or limitation prescribed under

 

subsection (2) and the raw agricultural commodity has been

 

subjected to processing, the residue of that pesticide chemical

 

remaining in or on that processed food is, notwithstanding the

 

provisions of subsection (2) and this subdivision, not considered

 

unsafe if that residue in or on the raw agricultural commodity has

 

been removed to the extent possible in good manufacturing practice

 

and if the concentration of that residue in the processed food when

 

ready to eat is not greater than the tolerance prescribed for the

 

raw agricultural commodity.

 

     (v) It is or contains a new animal drug or conversion product

 

of a new animal drug that is unsafe within the meaning of section

 

360b of the federal act, 21 USC 360b.

 

     (vi) It consists in whole or in part of a diseased,

 

contaminated, filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance or it is

 

otherwise unfit for food.

 

     (vii) It has been produced, prepared, packed, or held under

 

unsanitary conditions in which it may have become contaminated with

 


filth or in which it may have been rendered diseased, unwholesome,

 

or injurious to health.

 

     (viii) It is the product of a diseased animal or an animal that

 

has died other than by slaughter or that has been fed uncooked

 

garbage or uncooked offal from a slaughterhouse.

 

     (ix) Its container is composed, in whole or in part, of any

 

poisonous or deleterious substance that may render the contents

 

injurious to health.

 

     (x) A valuable constituent has been in whole or in part

 

omitted or abstracted from the food; a substance has been

 

substituted wholly or in part for the food; damage or inferiority

 

has been concealed in any manner; or a substance has been added to

 

the food or mixed or packed with the food so as to increase its

 

bulk or weight, reduce its quality or strength, or make it appear

 

better or of greater value than it is.

 

     (xi) It is confectionery and has partially or completely

 

imbedded in it any nonnutritive object except if, as provided by

 

rules, the object is of practical functional value to the

 

confectionery product and would not render the product injurious or

 

hazardous to health; it is confectionery and bears or contains any

 

alcohol other than alcohol not in excess of 1/2 of 1% by volume

 

derived solely from the use of flavoring extracts; or it is

 

confectionery and bears or contains any nonnutritive substance

 

except a nonnutritive substance such as harmless coloring, harmless

 

flavoring, harmless resinous glaze not in excess of 4/10 of 1%,

 

harmless natural wax not in excess of 4/10 of 1%, harmless natural

 

gum and pectin or any chewing gum by reason of its containing

 


harmless nonnutritive masticatory substances which is in or on the

 

confectionery by reason of its use for some practical functional

 

purpose in the manufacture, packaging, or storage of such

 

confectionery if the use of the substance does not promote

 

deception of the consumer or otherwise result in adulteration or

 

misbranding in violation of this act. For the purpose of avoiding

 

or resolving uncertainty as to the application of this subdivision,

 

the director may issue rules allowing or prohibiting the use of

 

particular nonnutritive substances.

 

     (xii) It is or bears or contains any color additive that is

 

unsafe within the meaning of subsection (2).

 

     (xiii) It has been intentionally subjected to radiation, unless

 

the use of the radiation was in conformity with a rule or exemption

 

under this act or a regulation or exemption under the federal act.

 

     (xiv) It is bottled water that contains a substance at a level

 

higher than allowed under this act.

 

     (b) "Advertisement" means a representation disseminated in any

 

manner or by any means, other than by labeling, for the purpose of

 

inducing, or which is likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the

 

purchase of food.

 

     (c) "Agricultural use operation" means a maple syrup

 

production facility or similar food establishment that finishes a

 

raw commodity and is integral to the agricultural production of,

 

and is located at, a farm. An agricultural use operation is not

 

considered a food processor or retail processing operation for

 

purposes of personal or real property but must meet those same

 

standards and licensing requirements as prescribed in this act.

 


     (d) "Bed and breakfast" means a private residence that offers

 

sleeping accommodations to transient tenants in 14 or fewer rooms

 

for rent, is the innkeeper's residence in which the innkeeper

 

resides while renting the rooms to transient tenants, and serves

 

breakfasts, or other meals in the case of a bed and breakfast

 

described in section 1107(t)(ii), at no extra cost to its transient

 

tenants. A bed and breakfast is not a food service establishment if

 

exempt under section 1107(t)(ii) or (iii).

 

     (e) "Color additive" means a dye, pigment, or other substance

 

that is made by a process of synthesis or similar artifice or is

 

extracted, isolated, or otherwise derived, with or without

 

intermediate or final change of identity from a vegetable, animal,

 

mineral, or other source, or when added or applied to a food or any

 

part of a food is capable alone or through reaction with other

 

substances of imparting color to the food. Color additive does not

 

include any material that is exempt or hereafter is exempted under

 

the federal act. This subdivision does not apply to any pesticide

 

chemical, soil or plant nutrient, or other agricultural chemical

 

solely because of its effect in aiding, retarding, or otherwise

 

affecting, directly or indirectly, the growth of other natural

 

physiological process of produce of the soil and thereby affecting

 

its color, whether before or after harvest. Color includes black,

 

white, and intermediate grays.

 

     (f) "Consumer" means an individual who is a member of the

 

public, takes possession of food, is not functioning in the

 

capacity of an operator of a food establishment or food processor,

 

and does not offer the food for resale.

 


     (g) "Contaminated with filth" means contaminated as a result

 

of not being securely protected from dust, dirt, and, as far as may

 

be necessary by all reasonable means, from all foreign or injurious

 

contaminations.

 

     (h) "Continental breakfast" means the serving of only non-

 

potentially-hazardous food such as a roll, pastry or doughnut,

 

fruit juice, or hot beverage, but may also include individual

 

portions of milk and other items incidental to those foods.

 

     (i) "Core item" means a provision in the food code that is not

 

designated as a priority item or a priority foundation item. Core

 

item includes an both of the following:

 

     (A) An item that usually relates to general sanitation,

 

operational controls, sanitation standard operating procedures

 

(SSOPs), facilities or structures, equipment design, or general

 

maintenance.

 

     (B) The requirements of section 2129(2) and 6152(1).

 

     (j) "Cottage food operation" means a person who produces or

 

packages cottage food products only in a kitchen of that person's

 

primary domestic residence within this state.

 

     (k) "Cottage food product" means a food that is not

 

potentially hazardous food as that term is defined in the food

 

code. Examples of cottage food product include, but are not limited

 

to, jams, jellies, dried fruit, candy, cereal, granola, dry mixes,

 

vinegar, dried herbs, and baked goods that do not require

 

temperature control for safety. Cottage food product does not

 

include any potentially hazardous food regulated under 21 CFR parts

 

113 and 114, examples of which include, but are not limited to,

 


meat and poultry products; salsa; milk products; bottled water and

 

other beverages; and home-produced ice products. Cottage food

 

product also does not include canned low-acid fruits or acidified

 

vegetables and other canned foods except for jams, jellies, and

 

preserves as defined in 21 CFR part 150.

 

     (2) Any added poisonous or deleterious substance, food

 

additive, pesticide chemical in or on a raw agricultural commodity,

 

or color additive is considered unsafe for the purpose of

 

subsection (1)(a), unless there is in effect a federal regulation

 

or exemption from regulation under the federal act, the federal

 

meat inspection act, 21 USC 601 to 683, the poultry products

 

inspection act, 21 USC 451 to 472, or another federal statute, or a

 

rule limiting the quantity of the substance, and the use or

 

intended use of the substance, and the use or intended use of the

 

substance conforms to the terms prescribed by the federal

 

regulation or exemption or the rule.

 

     Sec. 2129. (1) All Subject to subsection (2), all of the

 

following food establishments shall employ a minimum of 1

 

managerial employee as a food safety manager who is currently

 

certified under a personnel certification program accredited by the

 

American national standards institute, utilizing the conference for

 

food protection standards:

 

     (a) A food service establishment that is not any of the

 

following:

 

     (i) Operating under a A licensed temporary food service

 

establishment. license.

 

     (ii) A vending machine. location.

 


Senate Bill No. 730 (H-1) as amended December 18, 2014

     (b) An extended retail food establishment.

 

     (c) Operated A food service establishment operated within a

 

retail grocery.

 

     (2) Beginning 2 years after the effective date of the 2014

 

amendatory act that amended this section and every 5 years

 

thereafter, a certified food safety manager who supervises the

 

operations of a food service establishment shall have completed a

 

food safety training [                                     ]

 

containing an allergen awareness component that has been approved

 

by the department. [The allergen awareness component may be an online

program or a video.] However, a certified food safety manager at a

 

food service establishment with more than 20 locations within this

 

state may satisfy this requirement by completing any nationally

 

recognized food safety training program containing an allergen

 

awareness component. A food service establishment shall retain

 

records on the site of the food service establishment documenting

 

compliance of its certified food safety managers with this

 

subsection. The department shall enforce this subsection in the

 

same manner that it enforces other provisions related to certified

 

food safety managers. This subsection applies until December 31,

 

2020.

 

     (3) (2) An individual certified under subsection (1) shall be

 

recognized with full faith and credit by the state and all local

 

units of government throughout the state.

 

     (4) (3) The department may promulgate rules to do all of the

 

following:

 

     (a) Develop requirements for retail food establishments to

 

follow when employing certified food safety managers or personnel.

 


     (b) Set a reasonable date for compliance with the requirements

 

under subdivision (a) taking into consideration existing local

 

personnel certification requirements.

 

     (c) Establish certification fees necessary to implement,

 

maintain, and track certified individuals directly or by contract.

 

The department may annually adjust the schedule of fees to provide

 

that the fee charged is sufficient to cover the cost of the

 

certification tracking program.

 

     (d) Implement and enforce the requirements described in

 

developed under subdivision (a).

 

     (5) (4) The certification program developed by the American

 

national standards institute, as it exists on April 1, 2008, is

 

incorporated by reference. The department may adopt updates to the

 

certification program accreditation standards in subsection (1) by

 

rule.

 

     (6) (5) This section does not prohibit any local legislative

 

body from implementing a food handler program, an employee health

 

certification program, or a manager certification program, if it is

 

not in conflict with this section.

 

     Sec. 6152. (1) Until December 31, 2020, each food service

 

establishment in this state shall prominently display in the staff

 

area a poster developed and approved by the department relative to

 

food allergy awareness that includes, but is not limited to,

 

information regarding the risk of an allergic reaction, or post the

 

information from the poster in a different, readable notice in the

 

staff area.

 

     (2) The department may promulgate rules to carry out this

 


section.

 

     (3) This section does not establish or change any private

 

cause of action. This section does not change any duty under any

 

other statute or the common law, except as this section expressly

 

provides.