SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 857
92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR KLINDT.
Pre-filed December 1, 2003, and ordered printed.
TERRY L. SPIELER, Secretary.
2959S.01I
AN ACT
To repeal section 261.241, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to food inspection.
Section A. Section 261.241, RSMo, is repealed and two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 196.291 and 261.241, to read as follows:
196.291. All food sales made by religious, charitable, or nonprofit organizations at their religious or charitable functions and activities shall be exempt from all state laws and regulations relating to food inspection.
261.241. 1. Sellers of jams and jellies whose annual sales of jams and jellies are thirty thousand dollars or less per domicile shall not be required to construct or maintain separate facilities for the manufacture of food products. [However,] Such sellers shall [comply with] be exempt from all remaining health standards and regulations for the manufacture of food products pursuant to chapter 196, RSMo, if they meet the following requirements:
(1) Jams and jellies shall be manufactured in the domicile of the person processing and selling the jams and jellies;
(2) Jams and jellies shall be labeled with the following information in legible English as set forth in subsection 2 of this section;
(3) During the sale of such jams and jellies, a placard shall be displayed in a prominent location stating the following: "This product has not been inspected by the Department of Health and Senior Services.";
(4) Annual gross sales shall not exceed thirty thousand dollars. The person manufacturing such jams and jellies shall maintain a record of sales of jams and jellies processed and sold. The record shall be available to the regulatory authority when requested.
2. The jams and jellies shall be labeled with the following information:
(1) Name and address of the persons preparing the food;
(2) Common name of the food;
(3) The name of all ingredients in the food; and
(4) Statement that the jams and jellies have not been inspected by the department of health and senior services.
3. Sellers of jams and jellies who violate the provisions of this section may be enjoined from selling jams and jellies by the department of health and senior services.