HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2150 FILED ON: 12/29/2008
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2157
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John W. Scibak
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To the Honorable Senate and House of
Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act prohibiting the use of all latex gloves and products by pe
rsons who handle food.
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PETITION OF:
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Name:
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District/Address:
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John W. Scibak
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2nd Hampshire
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Michael R. Knapik
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Second Hampden and Hampshire
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Steven J. D'Amico
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4th Bristol
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Jennifer M. Callahan
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18th Worcester
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Richard J. Ross
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9th Norfolk
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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2238 OF .]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act prohibiting the use of all latex gloves and products by persons who handle
food..
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 94 of the Genera
l Laws, as appearing in the 2004
Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after
section 307B the following section
:–
Sec 307C--
Any
person engaged in wholly or in part in the production, manufacturing, processing, storing and/or offering or exposing any article of food for consumption, and whose duties
and
activities
involve handling
and
contact with
food
at
any stage during
the
process,
shall
not use
natural latex rubber gloves or utensils containing natural rubber latex.
If
the
Department of
Health finds,
after
notice
and
d
ue opportunity
for
hearing,
that any
establishment, group or
vendor is
not
in compliance with the
provisions
of
this
section,
it
may assess civil
penalties in
an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), and may be subject to any and
all penalties provided for in General Laws which regulate said industry, including revocation of licenses.
