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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SB 1465
Author: Yee (D), et al.
Amended: 8/21/12
Vote: 21
PRIOR VOTES NOT RELEVANT
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 67-9, 8/23/12 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Food safety: Asian rice-based noodles: Korean
rice cakes
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill requires manufacturers of Asian
rice-based noodles to place a date and time stamp on the
packaging of the noodles indicating when the noodles first
came out of hot holding, as specified, and the noodles are
perishable. This bill exempts Asian rice-based noodles
that meet specified conditions from these requirements.
Assembly Amendments delete the prior version of the bill
dealing with loan programs, and now address food safety.
ANALYSIS :
Existing law:
1. Requires all manufacturers of Asian rice-based noodles
to place labels on the Asian rice-based noodles that
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indicate the date and time of manufacture and include a
warning that the Asian rice-based noodles are perishable
and must be consumed within four hours of manufacture.
Prohibits the sale of Asian rice-based noodles unless
they have this labeling.
2. Establishes uniform health and sanitation standards for
retail food facilities, as defined. The law requires
the Department of Public Health (DPH) to adopt
regulations to implement and administer those
provisions, and delegates primary enforcement duties to
local health agencies.
3. Authorizes the sale of Asian rice-based noodles, as
defined, that have been at room temperature for no more
than four hours, and requires that Asian rice-based
noodles that have been kept at room temperature be
consumed, cooked, or destroyed within four hours of
manufacture.
This bill:
1. Requires manufacturers of Asian rice-based noodles to
label the noodles to indicate the date and time that the
noodles first came out of hot holding at temperatures
above 135 degrees Fahrenheit and include a statement
that the noodles are perishable.
2. Specifies that the product packaging in #1 above must
only be labeled once.
3. Requires Asian rice-based noodles that have been kept at
room temperature to be consumed or cooked within four
hours of the date and time labeled on the product.
Requires these noodles to be segregated for destruction
from other Asian rice-based noodles in a manner approved
by the local environmental health department after the
four hour period has expired.
4. Exempts Asian rice-based noodles that have a pH of 4.6
or below, a water or activity of 0.85 or below, or have
been determined by the DPH to be a non-potentially
hazardous food, as specified, from the above
requirements.
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5. Defines, for purposes of this bill, "Asian rice-based
noodles," to mean a rice-based pasta that contains rice
powder, water, wheat starch, vegetable cooking oil, and
optional ingredients to modify the pH or water activity,
or to provide a preservative effect.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: Yes
According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, there
are no significant costs associated with this bill.
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 67-9, 8/23/12
AYES: Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall, Block,
Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan,
Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos, Carter, Cedillo,
Chesbro, Conway, Davis, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eng, Feuer,
Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani, Beth Gaines, Galgiani,
Garrick, Gatto, Gordon, Gorell, Hagman, Hall, Hayashi,
Hill, Huber, Hueso, Huffman, Jeffries, Lara, Logue,
Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Miller, Mitchell, Monning,
Nestande, Nielsen, Olsen, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel Pérez,
Portantino, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Swanson, Torres,
Valadao, Wagner, Wieckowski, Williams, Yamada, John A.
Pérez
NOES: Achadjian, Bill Berryhill, Grove, Halderman, Harkey,
Jones, Knight, Morrell, Norby
NO VOTE RECORDED: Cook, Roger Hernández, Mansoor, Silva
CTW:k 8/25/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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