Illinois Compiled Statutes 410 ILCS 625 — Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act may be cited as the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

Any business establishment dealing in the sale of food items which does not comply with existing state laws relating to food handling or does not comply with the health and food handling regulations of any local governmental unit having jurisdiction of such establishment may be enjoined from doing business in the follo…

Nothing in this Act shall be construed as limiting or changing any other penalties which any such business establishment may incur under any other law or local ordinance or resolution

Nothing in this Act shall be construed as limiting or changing any other penalties which any such business establishment may incur under any other law or local ordinance or resolution. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 3471.)

Each food service establishment shall be under the operational supervision of a certified food service sanitation manager in accordance with rules promulgated under this Act

Each food service establishment shall be under the operational supervision of a certified food service sanitation manager in accordance with rules promulgated under this Act. By July 1, 1990, the Director of the Department of Public Health in accordance with this Act, shall promulgate rules for the education, examinati…

Non-restaurant food handler training

Non-restaurant food handler training. (a) All food handlers not employed by a restaurant as defined in Section 3.06 of this Act, other than someone holding a food service sanitation manager certificate, must receive or obtain training in basic safe food handling principles as outlined in subsection (b) of this Section…

Food handler training; restaurants

Food handler training; restaurants. (a) For the purpose of this Section, "restaurant" means any business that is primarily engaged in the sale of ready-to-eat food for immediate consumption. "Primarily engaged" means having sales of ready-to-eat food for immediate consumption comprising at least 51% of the total sales,…

Allergen awareness training

Allergen awareness training. (a) As used in this Section: "Certified food service sanitation manager" means a food service sanitation manager certified under Section 3 of this Act. "Major food allergen" includes milk, eggs, fish, crustaceans, tree nuts, wheat, peanuts, soybeans, sesame, and food ingredients that contai…

Potluck events

Potluck events. (a) As used in this Section, "potluck event" means an event that meets all of the following conditions: (1) People are gathered to share food at the event. (2) There is no compensation provided to people for bringing food to the event. (3) There is no charge for any food or beverage provided at the even…

Food banks

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 act…

Farmers' markets

Farmers' markets. (a) The General Assembly finds as follows: (1) Farmers' markets, as defined in subsection (b) of this Section, provide not only a valuable marketplace for farmers and food artisans to sell their products directly to consumers, but also a place for consumers to access fresh fruits, vegetables, and othe…

Product samples

Product samples. (a) For the purpose of this Section, "food product sampling" means food product samples distributed free of charge for promotional or educational purposes only. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (c) of this Section, a vendor who engages in food product sam…

Product origin

Product origin. (a) All vendors or booths selling specialty crops and raw agricultural commodities at a farmers' market in Illinois must post at the point of sale a placard or include on a label or packing slip the physical address of the farm or farms on which those products were grown or produced. Specialty crops and…

Home kitchen operation

Home kitchen operation. (a) For the purpose of this Section, "home kitchen operation" means a person who produces or packages non-potentially hazardous baked goods, as allowed by subsection (a-5), in a kitchen of that person's primary domestic residence for direct sale by the owner or a family member. A home kitchen op…

Communal kitchen in private residential leasehold

Communal kitchen in private residential leasehold. (a) As used in this Section, "private residential leasehold" means a private residential structure not open to the public which is leased to more than one person and contains a communal kitchen used by the lessees and guests of the lessees. (b) Notwithstanding any othe…

Food allergy awareness

Food allergy awareness. (a) A restaurant shall display a notice indicating to consumers that any information regarding food allergies must be communicated to an employee of the restaurant. (b) An employee of a restaurant who receives allergy information from a consumer shall communicate the consumer's information to th…

Lemonade stand

Lemonade stand. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Public Health, the health department of a unit of local government, or a public health district may not regulate the sale of lemonade or nonalcoholic drinks or mixed beverages by a person under the age of 16. (Source: P.A. 102-78, eff. 1-1-22…

Cottage food operation

Cottage food operation. (a) For the purpose of this Section: A food is "acidified" if: (i) acid or acid ingredients are added to it to produce a final equilibrium pH of 4.6 or below and a water activity greater than 0.85; or (ii) it is fermented to produce a final equilibrium pH of 4.6 or below. "Canned food" means foo…