Food Freedom Amendments
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Bill Summary - 20LSO-0288 Bill No.: HB0084 Effective: 7/1/2020 12:00:00 AM LSO No.: 20LSO-0288 Enrolled Act No.: HEA No. 0043 Chapter No.: 69 Prime Sponsor: Duncan Catch Title: Food freedom amendments. Subject: Food freedom amendments. Summary/Major Elements: The act revises the Food Freedom Act by removing some restrictions on the parties who are authorized to sell certain food products and where the food can be consumed. The act provides definitions of "potentially hazardous food" and "non-potentially hazardous food" and specifies that non-potentially hazardous food may be sold by persons who are not the producer of the food. The act amends the definition of "producer" for purposes of the Food Freedom Act to be a person who does not produce more than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) individual food or drink products annually and does not exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) in gross revenue annually from the food and drink products. The act also repeals a provision that specified that food sold pursuant to the Food Freedom Act was for home consumption only. The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.
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The lawmaker supports the amendment because existing safeguards allow for investigations if illnesses occur, while ensuring consumers are informed that items from home kitchens have not been inspected or licensed.
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The amendment removes two items, jams and pickled vegetables, from a list of foods that can be sold under certain conditions.
The amendment changes the definition of 'Producer' to include individuals who grow, harvest, prepare or process food and drink products on their property, with limits on annual production volume and gross revenue.
The amendment removes a specific change made by an earlier version of the bill.
The amendment modifies the bill to remove certain provisions about food consumption locations and adds new sections that exempt homemade foods from state regulations while requiring clear labeling for such products sold in retail settings.
The amendment modifies the list of food items that can be sold and changes some definitions related to retail sales.
The amendment removes the requirement that homemade food items must be for home consumption only.
The amendment changes a specific monetary limit in the bill from $500,000 to $250,000.