STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1110

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1229

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1229, 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 & Tourism to provide education and support to local businesses regarding the Food and Drug Administration's industry guidance on colored sea salt.

Pacific Food Technology, Hawaii Food Manufacturers Association, The Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, Moloka‘i Chamber of Commerce, Hawaiian Chip Company, and a few individuals submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism, Salty Wahine Gourmet Hawaiian Sea Salts LLC, and H.K. Enterprise Group, Inc. dba: Hawaii Kai Corporation provided comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1229, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair