Public Act 095-0828
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Public Act 095-0828 |
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AN ACT concerning health.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act is | ||||
amended by adding Section 3.2 as follows: | ||||
(410 ILCS 625/3.2 new) | ||||
Sec. 3.2. Food banks. | ||||
(a) For purposes of this Section, "food bank" means a | ||||
public or charitable institution that maintains an established | ||||
operation involving the provision of food or edible commodities | ||||
to food pantries, soup kitchens, hunger relief centers, or | ||||
other feeding programs that, as an integral part of their | ||||
normal activities, provide meals or food to needy persons. | ||||
(b) All food banks that provide food to feeding programs in | ||||
Illinois shall provide a list of its member food pantries, soup | ||||
kitchens, hunger relief centers, and other feeding programs to | ||||
the State-certified local public health department or | ||||
departments having jurisdiction in its service area. Food banks | ||||
must provide this list to local public health departments | ||||
annually and the listing shall include the following | ||||
information about each food pantry, soup kitchen, hunger relief | ||||
center, and other feeding program: | ||||
(1) agency name; |
(2) type of feeding program; | ||
(3) address; | ||
(4) phone number; and | ||
(5) fax number. | ||
The intent of having food banks provide this information | ||
annually to the local public health department is solely for | ||
the purpose of ensuring that food recall alerts and other | ||
pertinent information will be communicated to food pantries, | ||
soup kitchens, hunger relief centers, and other feeding | ||
programs in a timely fashion.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||
1, 2009.
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