Food Establishment Advisory Committee

Posted at 11:23 AM, February 12, 2013

Location: Forbes Municipal Building, 2 nd floor meeting room (Room 24)
45 West Main Street, Westborough, MA 01581

Date/time: Postponed until Wednesday, March 13, 2013 from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm

Mission Statement

To identify food safety and defense issues and assign priority status for resolution based on public health significance relative to 105 CMR 590.000: State Sanitary Code Chapter X - Minimum Sanitation Standards for Food Establishments. To propose solutions to issues based on current science and technology; to promote education, communication and uniformity within the regulatory agencies and the food industry; and to advise the Director of the Food Protection Program regarding implementation. (Adopted Dec. 13, 1995, revised Dec. 13, 2001, and June 18, 2008.)

Agenda

I. Administrative Details

  1. Introductions
  2. Review of Minutes of October 10, 2012

II. Old Business (N/A)

III. New Business

  1. Recall Effectiveness Checks (REC) Training Video
  2. Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Law
  3. Modified Food Establishment Inspection Report Form

IV. Agency and Committee Updates

  1. Food Protection Program (FPP)
  2. Subcommittee on Food Manager Training and Certification
  3. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Update
  4. MA Partnership for Food Safety Education (MPFSE)
  5. MA Health Officers Association (MHOA)
  6. MA Environmental Health Association (MEHA)
  7. MA Restaurant Association (MRA)
  8. MA Food Association (MFA)
  9. Western MA Public Health Association (WMPHA)

V. Training and Education

VI. Next Meeting

 

This information is provided by the Food Protection Program within the Department of Public Health.