STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1161

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 57

       S.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 57 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO MAKE IT A PRIORITY TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE PROPER CLEANING OF PRODUCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to educate the public on the proper cleaning of produce to mitigate the occurrence of rat lungworm disease.

     Your Committee received testimony from the Department of Health supporting the intent of this measure with suggested amendments.

     Written testimony presented to your Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Your Committee finds that is important to educate the public on the necessity of proper cleaning of raw produce.  In addition, public education should be expanded to include all emerging and known pathogens and contaminates that may affect raw produce consumption.

     Accordingly, your Committee has amended this measure by broadening the scope of the measure to include public education on the proper cleaning of produce regarding all emerging and known pathogens and contaminates that may affect raw produce consumption.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 57, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 57, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair