Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Retail Food Safety Advisory Council

Status	Type of Board	Full-time	Expiration Date
Current	Permanent	No

Subject to Sunset Review	Partisan Affiliation Restriction	Senate Confirmation Required
No	No	No

Authority	Total Membership
R.C. 3717.02 and 3717.03 Sections 6 and 7, H.B. 223, 123rd G.A.	14

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
3 in 2010 and each 3rd year thereafter 4 in 2011 and each 3rd year thereafter 5 in 20012 and each 3rd year thereafter		3 years

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
Not specified	By 6/1/06, issue to the House Speaker, Senate President, House Minority Leader, and Senate Minority Leader a report of findings and recommendations that (1) determine whether the recommendations of the Food Safety Council created by Am. Sub. H.B. 113 of the 122nd G.A. have been implemented and, if implemented, the effects of the implementation and (2) evaluate the level of food safety awareness of consumers and their confidence in Ohio's food supply.

Ending Date Of Term

Report Requirements

Not specified

By 6/1/06, issue to the House Speaker, Senate President, House Minority Leader, and Senate Minority Leader a report of findings and recommendations that (1) determine whether the recommendations of the Food Safety Council created by Am. Sub. H.B. 113 of the 122nd G.A. have been implemented and, if implemented, the effects of the implementation and (2) evaluate the level of food safety awareness of consumers and their confidence in Ohio's food supply.

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Other	Members with other stated qualifications, Public members, Statewide elected officials/department heads

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Expenses Only		Executive agency staff, Departments of Agriculture and Health

Chairperson	Additional Information
Directors of Agriculture and Health, or their designees, serve as co-chairpersons	None

Qualifications
Directors of Agriculture and Health jointly appoint 3 representatives of retail food establishments, 3 representatives of food service operations, 4 representatives of boards of health or health departments operated by boards of health, 1 representative of the academic community knowledgeable in food science or food technology, and 1 representative of the general public who is not employed by the state or a political subdivision and has no pecuniary interest in a retail food establishment or food service operation. The Directors must jointly consult with statewide trade and professional organizations that represent the interests of those establishments and operations in making Council appointments. Director of Agriculture and Director of Health, or their designees, are nonvoting members.

Qualifications

Directors of Agriculture and Health jointly appoint 3 representatives of retail food establishments, 3 representatives of food service operations, 4 representatives of boards of health or health departments operated by boards of health, 1 representative of the academic community knowledgeable in food science or food technology, and 1 representative of the general public who is not employed by the state or a political subdivision and has no pecuniary interest in a retail food establishment or food service operation. The Directors must jointly consult with statewide trade and professional organizations that represent the interests of those establishments and operations in making Council appointments. Director of Agriculture and Director of Health, or their designees, are nonvoting members.