Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding the regulation of nonretail activities subject to the food and drug administration's Food Safety Modernization Act; to provide for the transition of existing contracts and contracting authority; to provide for administration and enforcement; to provide for inspections; to provide for violations and penalties; and to provide for produce that is in violation of specified law or rules.
FOOD SAFETY -- Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding the regulation of nonretail activities subject to the food and drug administration's Food Safety Modernization Act; to provide for the transition of existing contracts and contracting authority; to provide for administration and enforcement; to provide for inspections; to provide for violations and penalties; and to provide for produce that is in violation of specified law or rules.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
This legislation does two things. First, for the human food manufactures, the primary oversight for food safety and inspections falls within the jurisdiction of the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), under the authority of the Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA). The FDA contracts a number of these inspections out to the State of Idaho. Currently, they are contracted with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. This legislation would transition that responsibility over to the Idaho Department of Agriculture by fiscal year 2020. In addition, FSMA requires food safety inspections in some instances for production agriculture under the auspices of the federal produce safety rule. This legislation authorizes the ISDA to administer and enforce the produce safety rule, not to exceed the standards required by federal law.
HOW THEY VOTED
House Third Reading
YEA (67)
NAY (0)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (3)
Senate Third Reading
YEA (35)
NAY (0)
LATEST ACTION
Reported Signed by Governor on March 20, 2018 Session Law Chapter 216 Effective: 07/01/2018
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2018
- Chamber
- house
- Status date
- Mar 20, 2018