Under existing law, the State Committee of Public Health and the State Health Officer are directed and authorized to implement, enforce, and administer requirements for certain food service establishments to notify consumers of the country of origin of certain seafood. This bill would authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries to test seafood provided by food service establishments to ensure compliance with these requirements. This bill would revise the permitted methods for certain food service establishments to notify consumers of the country of origin of seafood. This bill would require the State Health Officer to make known and reduce the posted sanitation scores of food service establishments that violate these requirements. This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 22-20A-3, 22-20A-5, 22-20A-7, 22-20A-8