HOUSE BILL No. 5248

 

September 19, 2007, Introduced by Rep. Lemmons and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

 

     A bill to amend 2000 PA 92, entitled

 

"Food law of 2000,"

 

(MCL 289.1101 to 289.8111) by adding section 6150.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 6150. (1) A food service establishment shall disclose, in

 

the manner provided for in subsection (2), the county of origin of

 

any perishable food served, if that information is known or

 

reasonably ascertainable.

 

     (2) The text for the disclosure required under subsection (1)

 

shall meet the following requirements:

 

     (a) On handheld menus or table tents, the text shall be

 

visually equivalent to at least 11-point font size or may be

 

visually equivalent to the font size of the menu item descriptions.

 

     (b) The color of the text shall provide a clear contrast to

 


the background.