HB 4851

Abstract

Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Replaces provisions concerning home kitchen operations with provisions that: provide that a home kitchen operation may produce homemade food and drink if specified conditions are met; require a home kitchen operation's food packaging to conform with the labeling requirements of the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act; contain prepackaging and labeling requirements for home kitchen operation products; provide that a home kitchen operation's annual revenues may not exceed $250,000; require the Department of Public Health to adopt rules establishing reasonable food safety standards for home kitchen operations and to issue administrative guidance for use by local health departments; and provide that a person who produces or packages a non-potentially hazardous baked good for sale by a religious, charitable, or nonprofit organization for fundraising purposes is exempt from the requirements of the provisions. Preempts home rule.