HOUSE BILL No. 5789


     May 16, 2000, Introduced by Reps. DeHart, Schermesser, Hale, Hardman, Scott and Rivet and referred to the Committee on
Health Policy.


        A bill to amend 1968 PA 39, entitled

   "Michigan food law of 1968,"

   by amending section 24 (MCL 289.724).

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec. 24.  (1) The department or its duly authorized agent

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      shall have free access at all reasonable hours to  any  A facto-

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      ry, warehouse, or establishment in which  foods are  FOOD IS man-

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      ufactured, processed, packed, or held for introduction into com-

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      merce, or sold to the consuming public, or to enter  any  A vehi-

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      cle being used to transport or hold  such foods  FOOD in com-

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      merce, for the purpose of inspecting  such  THE factory, ware-

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      house, establishment, or vehicle to determine if  any of the pro-

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      visions of  this act  are  IS being violated, and to secure

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       samples or specimens of any  A SAMPLE OR SPECIMEN OF food after

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      paying or offering to pay for  such  THE sample OR SPECIMEN.  The


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      department may  make examinations of samples  EXAMINE A SAMPLE OR

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      SPECIMEN secured under  the provisions of  this section to deter-

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      mine whether or not  any provision of  this act is being

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      violated.

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           (2) A RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO A

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      CONSUMER AT THE MANAGER'S STATION A COMPLETE COPY OF THE

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      ESTABLISHMENT'S MOST RECENT INSPECTION REPORT FROM THE

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      DEPARTMENT.  THE RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT SHALL CONSPICUOUSLY

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      POST NEAR EACH CUSTOMER ENTRANCE A NOTICE INFORMING CONSUMERS

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      THAT A COPY OF THE INSPECTION REPORT IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT

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      THE MANAGER'S STATION.

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           (3) THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND INDUSTRY SERVICES SHALL

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      MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE INTERNET THE MOST RECENT

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      INSPECTION REPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT FOR EACH RETAIL FOOD

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      ESTABLISHMENT.



























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