Enforcement Standards for Mobile Retail Food Establishment License Holders Action Requested
Background Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) policy calls for the consistent enforcement of the Ohio Uniform Food Safety Code that regulates how food is sold at retail food establishments. OFBF has received general feedback that mobile retail food establishment license holders who participate in multiple farmers markets, flea markets, etc. are experiencing different requirements from different local health departments (e.g. dry ice vs. mechanical refrigeration for meat products). OFBF needs specific examples of these types of issues to compile and share with the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) Division of Food Safety. OFBF will work with ODA to develop helpful guidance for local health departments and mobile retail food establishment license holders that results in more uniform enforcement of food safety regulations. Names and local health jurisdictions will not be shared with the Ohio Department of Agriculture, unless the license holder requests assistance in the matter. Who to Contact for more Information Mobile Retail Food Establish License Fact Sheet: http://www.ohioagriculture.gov/pubs/divs/food/curr/facts/food-fs-mobileretail.stm Contact John Wargowsky, Ohio Farm Bureau, 614-246-8291, jwargows@ofbf.org Action Feedback Use the PDF and mail, fax or e-mail the form per the provided contact information. The attached file is in PDF format. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader software to open it. To download a free copy of this software from Adobe, click here. Some people need to detach Adobe Acrobat files and open through the Acrobat Reader if they can't launch or open directly from their e-mail software. | |
