§328-11  Regulations to preventcontamination; emergency permits to manufacturers, processors and packers. Whenever the department of health finds after investigation that thedistribution in the State of any class of food may, by reason of contaminationwith microorganisms during manufacture, processing, or packing thereof in anylocality, be injurious to health, and that the injurious nature cannot beadequately determined after such articles have entered commerce, it then, andin such case only, shall prescribe regulations providing for the issuance, tomanufacturers, processors, or packers of such class of food in the locality, ofpermits to which shall be attached such conditions governing the manufacture,processing, or packing of such class of food, for such temporary period oftime, as may be necessary to protect the public health.  After the effectivedate of the regulations, and during the temporary period, no person shallintroduce or deliver for introduction into commerce any such food manufactured,processed, or packed by any such manufacturer, processor, or packer unless themanufacturer, processor, or packer holds a permit issued by the department asprovided by such regulations. [L 1941, c 318, pt of §8; RL 1945, §2211; RL1955, §51-11; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §328-11]