as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/10/2022 05:17pm
A bill for an act
relating to agriculture; modifying membership of the Food Safety and Defense
Task Force; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 28A.21, subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 28A.21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
(a) The Food Safety and Defense Task Force consists of:
(1) the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's designee;
(2) the commissioner of health or the commissioner's designee;
(3) a representative of the United States Food and Drug Administration;
(4) a representative of the United States Department of Agriculture;
(5) a representative of the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute;
(6) one member of the Minnesota Grocers Association;
(7) one member from the University of Minnesota knowledgeable in food and food
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(8) one member from the University of Minnesota knowledgeable in cybersecurity; and
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safety, of whom:
(i) two persons are health or food professionals;
(ii) one person represents a statewide general farm organization;
(iii) one person represents a local food inspection agency;
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(v) one person represents a Minnesota-based manufacturer of microbial detection
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(vi) one person is knowledgeable in cybersecurity.
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(b) Members shall serve without compensation. Members appointed by the governor
shall serve four-year terms.
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This section is effective July 1, 2022.
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