(1) A local health department shall investigate an allegation of foodborne diseases and poisonings or suspected foodborne diseases and poisonings connected with food service establishments within its jurisdiction and delegated authority and shall promptly make a report of its findings to the department.
  (2) If an investigation indicates that a source of a foodborne disease or poisoning was from a food processing, food storage, or similar type of food establishment over which the department has legal jurisdiction or responsibility, the local health department shall immediately notify the director while the local health department is completing the investigation.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 289.3129

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Department: means the department of agriculture and rural development. See Michigan Laws 289.1107
  • Director: means the director of the department or his or her designee. See Michigan Laws 289.1107
  • Food: means articles used for food or drink for humans or other animals, chewing gum, and articles used for components of any such article. See Michigan Laws 289.1107
  • Food establishment: means an operation where food is processed, packed, canned, preserved, frozen, fabricated, stored, prepared, served, vended, sold, or offered for sale. See Michigan Laws 289.1107
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Local health department: means that term as defined in section 1105 of the public health code, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 289.1109
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