South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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H. 3524

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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Limehouse, Sottile, Clyburn, Govan, Hodges, Hosey, Jefferson, Lowe, McEachern, Neilson, Weeks, Williams and Wylie
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Introduced in the House on February 12, 2009
Currently residing in the House Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

Summary: Food recall

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/12/2009  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-14
   2/12/2009  House   Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and 
                        Municipal Affairs HJ-14

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/12/2009

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 39-1-100 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A GROCERY STORE MUST, UPON NOTICE OF A RECALL OF A FOOD ITEM, USE ITS CUSTOMER DATABASE TO CONTACT CUSTOMERS BY PHONE OR BY MAIL WHO PURCHASED THE FOOD ITEM WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE RECALL, TO PROVIDE THAT CONTACT MUST BE MADE WITH THESE CUSTOMERS WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE GROCERY STORE RECEIVING NOTICE OF THE RECALL, AND TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Chapter 1, Title 39 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 39-1-100.    (A)    A grocery store must, upon notice of a recall of a food item, use its customer database to contact customers by phone or by mail who purchased the food item within thirty days of the issuance of the recall. Contact must be made within ten days of the grocery store receiving notice of the recall.

(B)    For purposes of this section, 'grocery store' means a business in which the sale of food items makes up seventy percent or more of its total business."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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