(410 ILCS 620/12) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 512)
Sec. 12.
(a) When the Director finds after investigation that the
distribution in Illinois of any class of food may, by reason of
contamination with microorganisms during manufacture, processing or packing
thereof in any locality, be injurious to health and that such injurious
nature cannot be adequately determined after such articles have entered
commerce, and in such case only, he shall promulgate regulations providing
for the issuance to manufacturers, processors of packers of such class of
food in such locality of permits to which shall be attached such conditions
governing the manufacture, processing or packing of such class of food for
such temporary period of time as may be necessary to protect the public
health; and after the effective date of such regulations and during such
temporary period no person shall introduce or deliver for introduction into
commerce any such food manufactured, processed or packed by any such
manufacturer, processor or packer unless such manufacturer, processor or
packer holds a permit issued by the Director as provided by such
regulations.
(b) The Director is authorized to suspend immediately upon notice any
permit issued under authority of this Section if it is found that any of
the conditions of the permit have been violated. The holder of a permit so
suspended shall be privileged at any time to apply for the reinstatement of
such permit and the Director shall, immediately after prompt hearing and an
inspection of the establishment, reinstate such permit if it is found that
adequate measures have been taken to comply with and maintain the
conditions of the permit as originally issued or as amended.
(c) Any officer or employee designated by the Director shall have access
to any factory or establishment, the operator of which holds a permit from
the Director, for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the conditions
of the permit are being complied with. Denial of access for such inspection
shall be ground for suspension of the permit until such access is freely
given by the operator.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 959.)
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