BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: June 29, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
SB 1067
(Huff) - As Amended June 16, 2016
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: YesReimbursable:
No
SUMMARY:
This bill modifies the California Retail Food Code (CRFC) to
align with updated Food and Drug Administration (FDA) model code
governing retail food safety. Specifically, this bill:
1)Requires the food safety certification examination, which must
be completed by at least one person at every retail food
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facility, to include knowledge of major food allergens.
2)Modifies provisions governing raw or undercooked
animal-derived products.
3)Clarifies "juicing" is considered preparing a beverage, and is
therefore only subject to less stringent "limited food
preparation" requirements.
4)Contains other minor and noncontroversial revisions to the
California Retail Food Code (CRFC).
FISCAL EFFECT:
Negligible state costs. Retail food safety laws are locally
enforced by environmental health departments and can be funded
through local fees on retail facilities.
COMMENTS:
1)Purpose. According to the author, this bill is necessary
because it updates the CRFC to conform to recent federal
recommendations. This bill is sponsored by the CRFC
Coalition, which is a collaboration of more than 60 federal,
state, local regulators, retail food industry representatives
that advises on periodic updates to the CRFC.
2)Background. The CRFC establishes uniform statewide health and
sanitation standards for retail food facilities. The FDA
publishes the Food Code, a model that assists food control
jurisdictions by providing them with a scientifically sound
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technical and legal basis for regulating the retail and food
service segment of the industry.
3)Related Legislation. AB 1252 (Committee on Health), Chapter
556, Statutes of 2013, was the last major update to the CRFC.
AB 2130 (Pan and Gatto), Chapter 75, Statutes of 2014 repealed
one provision of AB 1252 related to "bare-hand contact" with
food, which had resulted in significant concern for small food
facilities.
Analysis Prepared by:Lisa Murawski / APPR. / (916)
319-2081