s_blt_2016a_2016-02-17t14:05:47z0 Hearing Summary

Date: 02/17/2016

02:06 PM -- SB16-058



Senator Hill introduced Senate Bill 16-058, concerning Colorado farm to consumer sales. Senator Hill presented strike below amendment L.006 (Attachment A) to the bill and amendment L.005 (Attachment B) to amendment L.006. The bill amends the Colorado Cottage Foods Act, which allows homemade food producers to sell certain food products directly to consumers. Current law divides the types of products that may be sold by producers into two tiers and specifies the foods that comprise each tier. The bill eliminates the tiered system and the State Board of Health's authority to make rules governing the production of tier two foods, which currently consist of pickled vegetables. The bill expands the types of foods that may be sold by producers under the Cottage Foods Act to include other nonpotentially hazardous foods and encourages, rather than mandates, a producer to take a food safety course.



160217AttachA.pdf160217AttachB.pdf



02:15 PM -- Kate Kavanaugh, Western Daughters Butcher shop, spoke in support of the bill. She responded to questions from the committee.



02:26 PM -- Nick Hoover, Colorado Restaurant Association, spoke about the bill. He responded to questions from the committee.



02:35 PM -- Alan Lewis, Natural Grocers, spoke about the bill.



02:39 PM -- Brent Boydston, Colorado Farm Bureau, spoke about the bill.



02:45 PM -- Steve Bornmann, Colorado Department of Agriculture, responded to questions from the committee.



02:49 PM -- Blake Angelo, representing himself, spoke about the bill. He responded to questions from the committee.

160217AttachC.pdf



03:17 PM



The committee took a recess.





03:25 PM



The committee came back to order.