Bill Text: CT SB00379 | 2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut Senate Bill 379 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Safety Of Certain Processed Foods.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-06 - Public Hearing 03/11 [SB00379 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2014-SB00379-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Raised Bill No. 379*
*February Session, 2014*		LCO No. 2089
		02089_______GL_
Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
Introduced by:
(GL)

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF CERTAIN PROCESSED FOODS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54 of the general statutes, to require processors of meat, poultry or juice to adopt and implement a hazard analysis critical control point plan. As used in this section, "hazard analysis critical control point plan" means a systematic approach designed to prevent, eliminate or reduce to acceptable levels the presence of microbial, chemical and physical hazards associated with the production of meat, poultry and juice.


This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	from passage	New section

Statement of Purpose:

To authorize the adoption of safety regulations for certain processed foods.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]