Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Any area within the craft grower where
cannabis will be manufactured into an edible form shall comply with the
Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, Sanitary Food Preparation Act, and Food
Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. No cannabis-infused products requiring
refrigeration or hot-holding or considered potentially hazardous food meeting
the definition of Section 4 of the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act
shall be manufactured at a craft grower for sale or distribution at a
dispensing organization.
b) DPH may
at all times enter every building, room, basement, enclosure, or premises
occupied or used or suspected of being occupied or used for the production,
preparation, manufacture for sale, storage, sale, distribution, or
transportation of cannabis-infused products to inspect the premises and all
utensils, fixtures, furniture, and machinery used for the preparation of these
products.
c) If a local health
department has a reasonable belief that a craft grower's cannabis-infused
product poses a public health hazard, it may refer the craft grower to DPH for
inspection.
d) General Sanitary
Requirements. All areas permitted in the craft grower for the production of
cannabis-infused products shall take all reasonable measures and precautions to
ensure that:
1) Any person who, by medical
examination or supervisory observation, is shown to have, or appears to have,
an illness, open lesion (e.g., boils, sores, infected wounds), or any other
abnormal source of microbial contamination for which there is a reasonable
possibility of contact with cannabis shall be excluded from any operations that
may be expected to result in microbial contamination until the condition is
corrected;
2) Hand-washing
facilities are adequate and convenient and are furnished with running water at
a suitable temperature. Hand-washing facilities shall be located in the
licensed premises where good sanitary practices require employees to wash
and/or sanitize their hands, and provide effective hand-cleaning and sanitizing
preparations and sanitary towel service or suitable drying devices;
3) All persons working in direct contact with
cannabis shall conform to hygienic practices while on duty, including but not
limited to:
A) Maintaining adequate personal
cleanliness;
B) Washing hands
thoroughly in adequate hand-washing areas before starting work and at any other
time when the hands may have become soiled or contaminated;
C) Refraining from having direct contact with
cannabis if the person has or may have an illness, open lesion, including
boils, sores or infected wounds, or any other abnormal source of microbial
contamination, until the condition is corrected.
4) Litter and waste are properly removed and
the operating systems for waste disposal are maintained in an adequate manner
so that they do not constitute a source of contamination in areas where
cannabis is exposed;
5) Floors,
walls and ceilings are constructed in a manner that they may be kept adequately
clean and in good repair;
6) There
is adequate lighting in all areas where cannabis is stored and where equipment
or utensils are cleaned;
7) There
is adequate screening or other protection against the entry of pests. Rubbish
shall be disposed of to minimize the development of odor and minimize the
potential for the waste becoming an attractant, harborage or breeding place for
pests;
8) Any buildings, fixtures
and other facilities are maintained in a sanitary condition;
9) Toxic cleaning compounds, sanitizing
agents, and solvents used in the production of cannabis concentrates shall be
identified, held, and stored in a manner that:
A) protects against contamination of
cannabis; and
B) is in accordance
with any applicable local, State or federal law, rule, regulation or
ordinance;
10) All
contact surfaces, including utensils and equipment used for the preparation of
cannabis or cannabis-infused product, shall be cleaned and sanitized as
frequently as necessary to protect against contamination. Equipment and
utensils shall be designed and made of material and workmanship that is
adequately cleanable, and shall be properly maintained. Only sanitizing agents
registered with the Department pursuant to the Illinois Pesticide Act shall be
used in craft growers and shall be used in accordance with labeled
instructions;
11) The water supply
shall be sufficient for the operations intended and shall be derived from a
source that is a regulated water system. Private water supplies shall be
derived from a water source that is capable of providing a safe, potable and
adequate supply of water to meet the facility's needs;
12) Plumbing shall be of adequate size and
design, and adequately installed and maintained, to carry sufficient quantities
of water to the required locations throughout the facility. Plumbing shall
properly convey sewage and liquid disposable waste from the facility. There
shall be no cross-connections between the potable and waste water
lines;
13) All operations in the
receiving, inspecting, transporting, segregating, preparing, producing,
packaging and storing of cannabis and cannabis-infused products shall be
conducted in accordance with adequate sanitation principles;
14) Each craft grower shall provide its
employees with adequate and readily accessible toilet facilities that are
maintained in a sanitary condition and good repair; and
15) Cannabis that can support the rapid
growth of undesirable microorganisms shall be held in a manner that prevents
the growth of these microorganisms.
e) The licensee must request DPH to conduct a
pre-operational inspection at all registered craft growers to determine whether
the facilities, methods, practices and controls used in the manufacture,
processing or holding of cannabis-infused products conform to or are operated
with good manufacturing practices to ensure that food products for human
consumption are safe and have been prepared, packed and held under sanitary
conditions.
f) Upon request,
licensees shall immediately allow DPH to inspect the premises and all utensils,
fixtures, furniture, machinery and devices used for preparing manufactured
cannabis-infused products.
g) DPH
will conduct inspections of registered craft growers with regard to the
manufacture and preparation of cannabis-infused products under the authority of
the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, the Food Handling Regulation
Enforcement Act and the Food Service Sanitation Code and in accordance with
DPH's Cannabis-Infused Products rules (77 Ill. Adm. Code 946.Subpart
D).
h)
A craft grower that
prepares cannabis-infused products for sale or distribution at a
cannabis organization shall be under the operational supervision of a
certified food service sanitation manager. Management responsibilities
and supervision shall be in accordance with 77 Ill. Adm. Code
730.8000
and
730.8040
(Manufacturing, Processing, Packing or Holding of Food Code).
i) Cultivation centers are strictly
prohibited from using, adding or incorporating vitamin E in any form,
including, but not limited to, vitamin E acetate (also known as VEA,
tocopheryl-acetate, and vitamin E oil) to cannabis, cannabis concentrate,
cannabis products, or cannabis-infused products that are intended to be smoked
or inhaled.