Health Department Forms Folder 1179, 1996-2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

-2- recommendations on the modernize the Health Code, to make it consistent with federal New York State law and control of public health hazards and to make it consistent with regulations. of a recent initiative from The proposal to amend these regulations is the resultprocedures and affecting the the Office of the Mayor to review existing laws, policies effect of the proposed restaurant industry and to reform the relevant regulations. The regulatory burdens on amendments would be to significantly alleviate unnecessary restaurant operators. Under current the New York State Sanitary Code is Department of Health along with the law,

applicable in New York City and is enforced by the Department's rules, if adopted, New York City Health Code. The amendments to the New York City Health Code to the would conform the rules contained in Article 81 of the provisions of the New York State Sanitary Code dealing with food service Regulations, Section 14-1]. establishments. [Title 10 New York Codes, Rules and follows. Some of the more significant amendments proposed are as "food service The proposed amendments add to Section 81.03 definitions of establishment], "non- establishment" [replacing food establishment and service food establishment], retail food processing establishment" [replacing food processing "sanitization", "contaminated", "imminent health hazard", "potentially hazardous food", "food vending "Food vending machine", "food vending machine commissary", other terms operation", "controlled-location vending machine", "food grade" and any which will add clarity to their meaning as used in this Article. amended to make It is proposed that Section 81.05 (b) [formerly 81.04 (c)] be plumbing, equipment, the submission of sketches or plans showing the floor layout, similar information ventilation, refuse storage facilities, sewage disposal facilities, and rather than a renovations, an option of the Department for first time locations and major the application mandatory submission with every permit application. This would make thereby owner, process simpler and less costly for the food service establishment 81.07 [replacing creating an atmosphere which encourages compliance. Section requirements for the sanitary 81.05] would be'revised to include comprehensive regulations for the preparation of food to protect against contamination. This includes of foods, for the manufacture, display, preparation, processing, storage and packaging food may be personal hygiene of foodhandlers, and for the sources from which obtained. 81.09 [formerly The proposed amendments also include a revision of Section thawing and refrigeration, 81.07] to outline detailed requirements for the storage, (quantitative) bacterial cooking of potentally hazardous foods. The numerical agreement as to standards have been deleted because, among experts, there is no standards. acceptable microbiological levels, and thus no nationally recognized ensure that Adhering to heating time and temperature requirements will, however,

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