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Tryon Looks for Uniformity re Farmers Markets — 13 Comments

  1. Yeah, wake up guys. Read the bill. There are some things that stand out.

    3 (b) For the purposes of this Section:
    14 “Department” means the Department of Public Health.
    15 “Director” means the Director of Public Health.
    16 “Farmers’ market” means a common facility or area where the
    17 primary purpose is for farmers to gather to sell a variety of
    18 fresh fruits and vegetables and other locally produced farm and
    19 food products directly to consumers.
    20 (c) In order to facilitate the orderly and uniform
    21 statewide implementation of the standards established in the
    22 Department of Public Health’s administrative rules for this
    23 Section Act, the Farmers’ Market Task Force shall be formed by
    24 the Director to assist the Department in implementing statewide
    25 administrative regulations for farmers’ markets.
    26 (d) This Section Act does not intend and shall not be

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    1 construed to limit the power of counties, municipalities, and
    2 other local government units to regulate farmers’ markets for
    3 the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and
    4 welfare, including, but not limited to, licensing requirements
    5 and time, place, and manner restrictions. This Section Act
    6 provides for a statewide scheme for the orderly and consistent
    7 interpretation of the Department of Public Health
    8 administrative rules pertaining to the safety of food and food
    9 products sold at farmers’ markets.
    10 (e) The Farmers’ Market Task Force shall consist of at
    11 least 24 members appointed within 60 days after the effective
    12 date of this Section. Task Force members shall consist of:
    13 (1) one person appointed by the President of the
    14 Senate;
    15 (2) one person appointed by the Minority Leader of the
    16 Senate;
    17 (3) one person appointed by the Speaker of the House of
    18 Representatives;
    19 (4) one person appointed by the Minority Leader of the
    20 House of Representatives;
    21 (5) the Director of Public Health or his or her
    22 designee;
    23 (6) the Director of Agriculture or his or her designee;
    24 (7) a representative of a general agricultural
    25 production association appointed by the Department of
    26 Agriculture;

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    1 (8) three representatives of local county public
    2 health departments appointed by the Director and selected
    3 from 3 different counties representing each of the
    4 northern, central, and southern portions of this State;
    5 (9) four members of the general public who are engaged
    6 in local farmers’ markets appointed by the Director of
    7 Agriculture;
    8 (10) a representative of an association representing
    9 public health administrators appointed by the Director;
    10 (11) a representative of an organization of public
    11 health departments that serve the City of Chicago and the
    12 counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry,
    13 Will, and Winnebago appointed by the Director;
    14 (12) a representative of a general public health
    15 association appointed by the Director;
    16 (13) the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
    17 or his or her designee;
    18 (14) the Lieutenant Governor or his or her designee;
    19 and
    20 (15) five farmers who sell their farm products at
    21 farmers’ markets appointed by the Lieutenant Governor or
    22 his or her designee.

    And another part that stood out.
    i) The Task Force shall undertake a comprehensive and
    10 thorough review of the current Statutes and administrative
    11 rules that define which products and practices are permitted
    12 and which products and practices are not permitted at farmers’
    13 markets and to assist the Department in developing statewide
    14 administrative regulations for farmers’ markets.

    I’m starting to figure out why the Republican grassroots people hate Mike Tryon. Give this guy the boot, seriously.

  2. Here are some other interesting things.

    (2.5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law
    19 except as provided in this Section Act, local public health
    20 departments and all other units of local government are
    21 prohibited from creating sanitation guidelines, rules, or
    22 regulations for farmers’ markets that are more stringent
    23 than those farmers’ market sanitation regulations
    24 contained in the administrative rules adopted by the
    25 Department for the purposes of implementing Section 3.3 of
    26 this Act. Except as provided for in Section 3.4 of this

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    1 Act, this Section Act does not intend and shall not be
    2 construed to limit the power of local health departments
    3 and other government units from requiring licensing and
    4 permits for the sale of commercial food products, processed
    5 food products, prepared foods, and potentially hazardous
    6 foods at farmers’ markets or conducting related
    7 inspections and enforcement activities, so long as those
    8 permits and licenses do not include unreasonable fees or
    9 sanitation provisions and rules that are more stringent
    10 than those laid out in the administrative rules adopted by
    11 the Department for the purposes of implementing Section 3.3
    12 of this Act.
    13 (3) In the case of alleged non-compliance with the
    14 provisions described in this Section Act, local health
    15 departments shall issue written notices to vendors and
    16 market managers of any noncompliance issues.
    17 (4) Produce and food products coming within the scope
    18 of the provisions of this Section Act shall include, but
    19 not be limited to, raw agricultural products, including
    20 fresh fruits and vegetables; popcorn, grains, seeds,
    21 beans, and nuts that are whole, unprocessed, unpackaged,
    22 and unsprouted; fresh herb springs and dried herbs in
    23 bunches; baked goods sold at farmers’ markets; cut fruits
    24 and vegetables; milk and cheese products; ice cream;
    25 syrups; wild and cultivated mushrooms; apple cider and
    26 other fruit and vegetable juices; herb vinegar;

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    1 garlic-in-oil; flavored oils; pickles, relishes, salsas,
    2 and other canned or jarred items; shell eggs; meat and
    3 poultry; fish; ready-to-eat foods; commercially produced
    4 prepackaged food products; and any additional items
    5 specified in the administrative rules adopted by the
    6 Department to implement Section 3.3 of this Act.

    (p) The Department of Public Health and the Department of
    18 Agriculture, in conjunction with the Task Force, shall adopt
    19 administrative rules necessary to implement, interpret, and
    20 make specific the provisions of this Section Act, including,
    21 but not limited to, rules concerning labels, sanitation, and
    22 food product safety according to the realms of their
    23 jurisdiction in accordance with subsection (j) of this Section.
    24 The Task Force shall submit recommendations for administrative
    25 rules to the Department no later than December 15, 2014.
    26 (q) The Department and the Task Force shall work together

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    1 to create a food sampling training and license program as
    2 specified in Section 3.4 of this Act.

  3. I wonder if Tryon is lobbied by Monsanto?

    They’d love it if local farmers & markets went out of business!

    I’ve talked to vendors at the markets & I’ve been told that McHenry County’s health dept is the most stringent & in-your-face than any other.

    One woman has gone all over the country, & is an author in an organic fruit farmers magazine.

    I’d like to know why Tryon is doing this; just like I’d like to know why he presented the MCCD tax hike bill AFTER the election.

    Tryon, Althoff, Wheeler HAVE GOT TO GO.

    Instead of more regulations why don’t these “representatives” work on ILLINOIS’s #1 problem?

  4. Exactly, HadEnough.

    I tried to get Tryon to lobby Springfield to get fluoride removed from our water instead of purposefully poisoning us.

    He told me it’s good for you and some people like it!

    That’s when I knew for certain that he is an idiot.

  5. Maybe this has more to do with the publishing of a Chapman University study in December.

    It found that 24% of the samples taken at Farmer’s Markets were contaminated with E. coli or Salmonella.

    Personally, I’d rather not die after eating some fresh salad.

    Maybe you guys would.

  6. 24 percent have E coli or Salmonella?

    That’s bunk, jack.

    That would mean 1/4 people buying from the markets would be getting sick.

    Baloney.

    Never heard of somebody dying from going to a farmers’ market; on the other hand, there are many outbreaks of food borne illness that can be traced back to big box grocery stores.

    When big companies get jealous of competition they try to get the government to legislate and regulate their competition out of existence.

  7. Tryon is like a lice.

    He’s a parasite.

    He is funded by Big Agra.

    he doesn’t represent us and he surely is not a Republican ……..

    his dirty little scam in pulling the rug out from that lady who wanted to run against the Poobah Jacko Franks (Tryon’s “little me” cerebral controller) amply shows that.

    Tryon must GO!!!!!!!!!!

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