AB 344

This bill prohibits an operator of a retail food business from serving food and

beverages in foam polystyrene packaging. The prohibition under the bill does not

apply to either of the following: 1) containers enclosing food or beverage that have

been filled and sealed outside the state; or 2) containers used for packaging raw meat,

poultry, fish, or seafood to be consumed off the premises where sold. Under the bill,

the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection may grant a waiver

from the prohibition lasting up to one year after the bill takes effect to a retail food

business operator. DATCP may grant a waiver under the bill if doing so is necessary

to avoid an undue hardship or practical difficulty for a retail food business operator

that is not common among similarly situated retail food business operators.