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Sunday, February 13, 2005

Ind. Law - The problem with potlucks

The Indianapolis Star has a lengthy front-page story today by Robert King titled "Heavens! Potlucks are illegal: Lawmakers scramble to fix law that inadvertently prohibits pitch-ins." A quote:

Churches and other nonprofits that serve food, even only occasionally, must hire certified food handlers, according to the law that took effect in January. In effect, it means that Hoosier home cooking must stay at home.
A sidebar reports:
Four bills in the General Assembly (Senate Bill 41, House Bill 1056, HB 1065 and HB 1109) would give nonprofit groups an exemption from a law that requires food establishments to hire certified food handlers. HB 1056 has cleared the House. Generally, the bills would enable traditional potlucks to continue, if:
• Only members of the organization prepare the food.
• The food events conducted by the organization take place for not more than 30 days in a calendar year.
• The name of each member who has prepared a food item is attached to the container in which the food item has been placed.
For more on the food-handler certification requirements, see this entry from May 28, 2004.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on February 13, 2005 11:32 AM
Posted to Indiana Law