STAND. COM. REP. NO.  581

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 1559

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 1559, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD SAFETY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for the purpose of addressing recent federal Food and Drug Administration guidelines that affect the inclusion of color additives such as charcoal and red clay that are a distinguishing characteristic of many Hawaii-produced sea salts products.

Your Committee received testimony in favor of this measure from the Molokai Chamber of Commerce, The Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, Hawaii Food Manufacturers Association, and an individual.  Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.  

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1559, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair