HB 4076
Relating to the sale of homemade food items and honey
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Bill overview
This bill modifies West Virginia’s laws regarding the sale of homemade food items and honey. It aims to clarify definitions, establish conditions for exempting these products from typical licensing and inspection requirements, and allows for their sale at farmers markets and other locations. The bill also grants local health departments and the Department of Agriculture the authority to investigate and potentially halt the production or sale of food items linked to foodborne illnesses. It includes specific provisions for beekeepers and certain types of meat and dairy products.
Key provisions
- Defines key terms like ‘homemade food item,’ ‘farmers market,’ and ‘nonpotentially hazardous food.’
- Establishes conditions for exemption from licensing, permitting, inspection, packaging, and labeling laws for certain nonpotentially hazardous foods and homemade items.
- Requires labeling of homemade food items with a specific disclaimer regarding potential cross-contact allergens.
- Grants exemptions to beekeepers producing less than 500 gallons of honey.
- Allows for the sale of potentially hazardous homemade food items at farmers markets with a vendor permit.
- Specifies requirements for transporting potentially hazardous homemade food items to maintain food safety.
- Outlines conditions for selling meat, poultry, and meat/poultry products as homemade items.
- Preempts local regulations regarding the production and sale of these items, with exceptions for certain government-related activities.
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