2005 Rhode Island Code - § 21-31-12 — Contamination of food with microorganisms – Suspension of permit – Inspection.
(a) Whenever the director of health finds after investigation that the
distribution in Rhode Island of any class of food may, by reason of
contamination with microorganisms during manufacture, processing, or packing of
it in any locality, be injurious to health, and that the injurious nature
cannot be adequately determined after the articles have entered commerce, it
then, and only in that case, shall promulgate regulations providing for the
issuance, to manufacturers, processors, or packers of that class of food in the
locality, of permits to which shall be attached any conditions governing the
manufacture, processing, or packing of that class of food, and for any
temporary period of time that may be necessary to protect the public health;
and after the effective date of the regulations and during the temporary
period, no person shall introduce or deliver for introduction into commerce
that food manufactured, processed, or packed by any manufacturer, processor, or
packer unless the manufacturer, processor, or packer holds a permit issued by
the director of health as provided by regulation.
(b) The director of health is authorized to suspend
immediately upon notice any permit issued under authority of this section if it
is found that any of the conditions of the permit have been violated. The
holder of a permit suspended shall be privileged at any time to apply for the
reinstatement of the permit, and the director of health shall, immediately
after a prompt hearing and inspection of the establishment, reinstate the
permit if it is found that adequate measures have been taken to comply with and
maintain the conditions of the permit, as originally issued, or as amended.
(c) Any officer or employee duly designated by the director
of health shall have access to any factory or establishment, the operator of
which holds a permit from the director of health, for the purpose of
ascertaining whether or not the conditions of the permit are being complied
with, and denial of access for the inspection shall be ground for suspension of
the permit until access is freely given by the operator.
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