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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning health.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Sanitary Food Preparation Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 10.2 as follows:
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| 6 | | (410 ILCS 650/10.2 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 10.2. Meal kit or ready-to-eat meal distribution |
| 8 | | facility; local health department. |
| 9 | | (a) In this Section: |
| 10 | | "Meal kit" means pre-portioned raw ingredients or cooked |
| 11 | | ingredients packaged and provided to the consumer for |
| 12 | | preparation. |
| 13 | | "Ready-to-eat meal" means a fully cooked meal that is |
| 14 | | packaged and ready for immediate consumption or short-term |
| 15 | | reheating. |
| 16 | | (b) If a meal kit or ready-to-eat meal distribution |
| 17 | | facility is engaged in the collection, storage, packaging, or |
| 18 | | distribution of meal kits direct to consumers, then that |
| 19 | | facility is subject to all provisions of this Act and rules |
| 20 | | adopted under this Act for food establishments. |
| 21 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the local |
| 22 | | health department where a food distribution facility is |
| 23 | | located shall have the power to enforce and observe the rules |
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| 1 | | and orders of the Department of Public Health or the local |
| 2 | | health department and the provisions of this Section. A local |
| 3 | | health department or certified local health department may |
| 4 | | establish and assess a fee for any inspection it conducts at |
| 5 | | meal kit and ready-to-eat meal distribution facilities if the |
| 6 | | fee for the inspection is not included in the fee for the |
| 7 | | operating license or permit. Meal kit and ready-to-eat meal |
| 8 | | distribution facilities shall pay inspection fees within 30 |
| 9 | | days from the date of the inspection to the local health |
| 10 | | department or certified local health department that conducted |
| 11 | | the inspection. Meal kit and ready-to-eat meal distribution |
| 12 | | facilities that do not pay inspection fees on a timely basis |
| 13 | | shall be considered not in compliance with this Act. Late fees |
| 14 | | may be applied to inspection fees not paid on a timely basis in |
| 15 | | accordance with local ordinances or policy. |
| 16 | | (c) Meal kit and ready-to-eat meal distribution facilities |
| 17 | | must follow the following requirements for temperature |
| 18 | | control, food safety inspections, food labeling requirements, |
| 19 | | delivery, and transparency: |
| 20 | | (1) Foods that require time and temperature control |
| 21 | | for safety shall be maintained and transported at holding |
| 22 | | temperatures according to the Department's administrative |
| 23 | | rules to ensure the food's safety and limit microorganism |
| 24 | | formation. |
| 25 | | (2) Meal kit and ready-to-eat meal providers must use |
| 26 | | temperature-controlled packaging to maintain food safety |
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| 1 | | during transit. All providers must maintain temperature |
| 2 | | logs for meal kits or ready-to-eat meals in transit. |
| 3 | | Temperature logs shall be provided to the local health |
| 4 | | department or the Department of Public Health upon |
| 5 | | request. |
| 6 | | (3) Facilities that prepare and distribute meal kits |
| 7 | | and ready-to-eat meals are subject to health inspections |
| 8 | | in accordance with standards for food establishments. |
| 9 | | Facilities that prepare and distribute meal kits and |
| 10 | | ready-to-eat meals are subject to health inspections in |
| 11 | | accordance with the inspection frequency prescribed for |
| 12 | | the relative risks of causing foodborne illness in the |
| 13 | | Department's administrative rules. |
| 14 | | (4) All meal kits and ready-to-eat meals must be |
| 15 | | labeled in accordance with the requirements for packaged |
| 16 | | foods in the Department's standards for food |
| 17 | | establishments. |
| 18 | | (5) Meal kits and ready-to-eat meals shall be |
| 19 | | delivered within 48 hours of preparation and must be |
| 20 | | packaged with temperature-controlled materials, including |
| 21 | | ice packs or insulated containers, to maintain safe food |
| 22 | | temperatures. |
| 23 | | (6) Meal kits and ready-to-eat meal providers must |
| 24 | | publish on their websites the registering local health |
| 25 | | department, inspection findings, certifications, and |
| 26 | | compliance with local, State, and federal food safety |