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potentialforfood-borneillness.Exemptionsmaybegrantedbythe <br />City, in consultation with the Alameda County Department of Public <br />Health (DPH)onacase-by-casebasis.Forsuchexemptededible <br />cannabis products, DPH may require a HACCP (Hazard Analysis and <br />Critical Control Points) plan before approving the distribution of such <br />cannabis products at a Dispensary. Such products requiring a HACCP <br />plan may include ice cream and other dairy products. <br /> <br />(ii) Baked medicinal products (i.e. brownies, bars, cookies, cakes), <br />tinctures and other non-refrigerated type items are acceptable for <br />manufacture and sale at a Dispensary. <br /> <br />(iii) All items shall be individually wrapped at the original point of <br />preparation. Labeling must include a warning if nuts or other known <br />allergens are used, and must include the total weight (in ounces or <br />grams) of cannabis in the package. A warning that the item is a <br />medication and not a food must be distinctly and clearly legible on the <br />front of the package. The package label must have a warning clearly <br />legible emphasizing that the product is to be kept away from children. <br />The label must also state that the product contains cannabis, and must <br />specify the date of manufacture. <br /> <br />(iv) Packaging that makes the product attractive to children or imitates <br />candy is not allowed. Any edible cannabis product that is made to <br />resemble a typical food product (i.e. brownie, cake) must be in a <br />properly labeled opaque (non see- through) package before it leaves <br />the Dispensary. Deliveries must be in properly labeled opaque <br />packages when delivered to a patient. <br />(v) Individuals conducting the manufacturing or sale of products shall <br />thoroughly wash their hands before commencing production and before <br />handling the finished product. Gloves must be worn when packaging <br />edible cannabis products. <br /> <br />(vi) In order to reduce the likelihood of foodborne disease transmission, <br />individuals who are suffering from symptoms associated with acute <br />gastrointestinal illness or are known to be infected with a <br />communicable disease that is transmissible through foodstuffs are <br />prohibited from preparing edible cannabis products until they are free of <br />that illness or disease, or are incapable of transmitting the illness or <br />disease through foodstuffs. Anyone who has sores or cuts on their <br />hands must use gloves when preparing and handling edible cannabis <br />products. <br /> <br />(vii) Edible cannabis products for sale or distribution at a Dispensary <br />must have been prepared by a member of that Dispensary. No non- <br /> <br />