CHAPTER 417
GENERAL PROVISIONS. PURE FOOD AND DRUGS

      Sec. 21a-24a. Sale of acidified food products, jams, jellies and preserves. (a) As used in this section:

      (1) "Acidified food product" means a food item, with a pH value of 4.6 or less upon completion of the recipe for such product, including, but not limited to, pickles, salsa and hot sauce, produced on the premises of a residential farm. "Acidified food product" does not include food consisting in whole or in part of milk or milk products, eggs, meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, edible crustacean ingredients or other ingredients, including synthetic ingredients, in a form capable of supporting rapid and progressive growth of infectious or toxigenic microorganisms.

      (2) "Jam" means a food, with a pH value of 4.6 or less, made by cooking fruit or vegetables with sugar to a thick mixture.

      (3) "Jelly" means a food, with a pH value of 4.6 or less, made by cooking fruit or vegetable juice that has been boiled with sugar.

      (4) "Preserves" means a food, with a pH value of 4.6 or less, consisting of fruit or vegetables preserved whole by cooking with sugar.

      (5) "Residential farm" means property (A) being utilized as a farm, as defined in subsection (q) of section 1-1, and (B) serving as the primary residence of the owner of such property.

      (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 21a-91 to 21a-120, inclusive, and section 19-13-B40 of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, the preparation and sale of acidified food products, jams, jellies or preserves on a residential farm shall be allowed in a room used as living quarters and exempt from inspection by any state or local agency, provided such acidified food products, jams, jellies or preserves are prepared with fruit or vegetables grown on such farm and in the case of acidified food products, provided (1) the water supply of such residential farm comes from a public water supply system or, if from a private well, is tested and tests negative for coliform bacteria, (2) a pH test of such acidified food products is performed by a laboratory after completion of the recipe for such acidified food products, (3) use of the kitchen where such acidified food products are prepared is restricted from nonprocessing individuals, pets, children or any other potential contaminants during such preparation, and (4) the preparer of such acidified food products (A) possesses documentation of such preparer's successful completion of an examination concerning safe food handling techniques administered by an organization approved by the Department of Public Health for qualified food operators, or possesses documentation indicating successful completion of an approved course concerning safe food processing techniques administered by an organization approved by the Department of Consumer Protection, and (B) such documentation is made available to the local health department or the Department of Consumer Protection upon request. If the local health department or the Department of Public Health has reason to believe that a private well used pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection may be contaminated with coliform bacteria, such department may require such private well to be retested for the presence of coliform bacteria. Each container of acidified food products, jam, jelly or preserves offered for sale on such farm shall have on its label, in ten-point type: "Not prepared in a government inspected kitchen".

      (P.A. 94-23; P.A. 10-103, S. 3; P.A. 11-59, S. 4.)

      History: P.A. 10-103 amended Subsec. (a) by adding new Subdiv. (1) defining "acidified food product", redesignating existing Subdivs. (1) to (4) as Subdivs. (2) to (5) and adding reference to vegetables in redesignated Subdivs. (2) to (4), and amended Subsec. (b) by adding provisions re sale of acidified food products, effective January 1, 2011; P.A. 11-59 made technical changes, effective July 1, 2011.

      Sec. 21a-86a. Regulations establishing minimum efficiency standards for plumbing fixtures and other water-saving devices. (a) On or before October 1, 1990, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, in consultation with the State Building Inspector and the Commissioners of Public Health and Energy and Environmental Protection, shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 establishing minimum efficiency standards for plumbing fixtures and other water-using devices, as appropriate.

      (b) The maximum water use allowed in the regulations adopted under subsection (a) of this section for showerheads, urinals, faucets and replacement aerators manufactured or sold on or after October 1, 1990, shall be as follows: For showerheads, 2.5 gallons per minute; for urinals, 1.0 gallons per flush; for bathroom sinks, lavatory and kitchen faucets and replacement aerators, 2.5 gallons per minute, except that lavatories in restrooms of public facilities shall be equipped with outlet devices which limit the flow rate to a maximum of 0.5 gallons per minute. The maximum water use allowed in the regulations adopted under subsection (a) of this section for tank-type toilets, flushometer-valve toilets, flushometer-tank toilets and electromechanical hydraulic toilets manufactured or sold on or after January 1, 1992, shall be 1.6 gallons per flush, unless and until equivalent standards for similar types of toilets are adopted by the American National Standards Institute, Inc.

      (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, after consultation with the State Building Inspector and the Commissioners of Public Health and Energy and Environmental Protection, may increase the level of efficiency for plumbing fixtures upon determination that such increase would promote the conservation of water and energy and be cost-effective for consumers who purchase and use such fixtures. Any increased efficiency standard shall be effective one year after its adoption.

      (d) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, in consultation with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the State Building Inspector and the Commissioners of Public Health and Energy and Environmental Protection, shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 necessary to implement the provisions of sections 21a-86 to 21a-86g, inclusive. Such regulations shall provide for (1) the sale of plumbing fixtures which do not meet the standards if the commissioner determines that compliance is not feasible or an unnecessary hardship exists and (2) the sale of plumbing fixtures, including, but not limited to, antique reproduction plumbing fixtures, which do not meet the standards, provided such plumbing fixtures were in stock in a store located in the state before October 1, 1990, if a showerhead, urinal, faucet or replacement aerator or before January 1, 1992, if a tank-type toilet, flushometer-valve toilet, flushometer-tank toilet or electromechanical hydraulic toilet.

      (P.A. 89-303, S. 2, 9; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 11-80, S. 52.)

      History: P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 11-80 deleted references to Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management in Subsecs. (a) and (c), and deleted references to chairperson of the Public Utilities Control Authority and changed "Commissioner of Environmental Protection" to "Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection" in Subsecs. (a), (c) and (d), effective July 1, 2011.

      Sec. 21a-86c. Procedures for testing plumbing fixtures. (a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, in consultation with the State Building Inspector and the Commissioners of Public Health and Energy and Environmental Protection, shall establish procedures for testing the efficiency of plumbing fixtures offered for retail sale if such procedures are not established in the State Building Code adopted pursuant to section 29-252.

      (b) Each manufacturer of plumbing fixtures shall test samples of such plumbing fixtures in accordance with the procedures established pursuant to this section or those established in the State Building Code, whichever are applicable. The tested flow rate shall be conspicuously marked on the unit carton in which the plumbing fixture is offered for retail sale.

      (P.A. 89-303, S. 4, 9; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 11-80, S. 53.)

      History: P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 11-80 amended Subsec. (a) to delete references to Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and chairperson of the Public Utilities Control Authority and change "Commissioner of Environmental Protection" to "Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection", effective July 1, 2011.