Two bills that make changes to state Department of Agriculture statutes were passed by the Legislature March 1.<\/p>\n
Under LB771, introduced by Holdrege Sen. Tom Carlson, provisions of the 2009 Food Code are incorporated into the Nebraska Pure Food Act.<\/p>\n
Provisions of the Food Code added to the Nebraska Pure Food Act:
\n\u2022 require that the person in charge of a food establishment demonstrate knowledge of food safety risks and mitigation;
\n\u2022 provide a consumer advisory regarding risks of consuming raw or undercooked meat;
\n\u2022 establish standards for preventing food contamination by hand;
\n\u2022 establish time and temperature standards for cooking animal foods; and
\n\u2022 require that new dishwashers be equipped with automatic detergent and sanitizer dispensers.<\/p>\n
LB770, also introduced by Carlson, clarifies the definition of noxious weeds used in the Nebraska Seed Law.<\/p>\n
The bill removes the specific names of noxious weeds and instead refers to the \u201cseeds of noxious weeds, as noxious weeds are designated in the Noxious Weed Control Act.\u201d<\/p>\n
Both bills were passed 49-0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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