[Amended 9-27-2004 by Ord. No. BH 2-04]
All retail food establishments licensed or required to be licensed as Class D-1, D-2, D-3, D-4, D-5, E-2 or E-3 establishments, as defined in Chapter
12 of the New Jersey State Sanitary Code (N.J.A.C. 8:24-1 et seq.) and in Borough Ordinance Chapter
36A, shall be required to have personnel obtain education, certification, and licensing pertaining to health, sanitation, personal hygiene, food-borne illness, dishwashing and sanitizing procedures, microorganisms, insects and rodents, and other health-related matters. The required licensing and courses shall be as follows:
A. The owner or highest ranking manager actively involved
in the daily operation of the establishment shall possess a current certification
of satisfactory completion of the eighteen-hour food manager's program given
by the Bergen County Department of Health Services. The certification of satisfactory
completion of the eighteen-hour food manager's program shall be effective
for five years from the date of its issuance. Recertification will be required
thereafter on an ongoing basis.
B. A manager, supervisor, crew chief, or supervisory individual(s)
actively involved in the daily operations and in charge of other employees
serving food on a particular shift, other than the owner or highest-ranking
manager, shall possess a current certification of satisfactory completion
of the minimum three-hour basic course of instruction in food handling given
by the Bergen County Department of Health Services. The certification of satisfactory
completion of the three-hour basic course shall be effective for three years
from the date of its issuance. Recertification will be required thereafter
on an ongoing basis.
The Rutherford Board of Health (N.J.A.C. 8:24-1.3 et seq.) may require
that establishments licensed in Classes A, B, C, D-6, D-7, and F participate
in and complete the eighteen-hour food manager's program and/or the three-hour
basic course of instruction in food handling, when it is determined that the
type of operation, food items prepared, and/or frequency of the food service
operations requires food-handling training to protect and maintain a safe
food environment.
[Amended 9-27-2004 by Ord. No. BH 2-04]
A. All retail food establishments with Class D-1, D-2, D-3,
D-4, D-5, E-2 or E-3 shall be required to comply with this chapter by obtaining
the required food handler's certifications no later than January 1, 2004.
B. Beginning as of January 1, 2004, each new establishment
required to be licensed as Class D-1, D-2, D-3, D-4, D-5, E-2 or E-3 establishments
shalt be required to comply with this chapter by attending and completing
the first available courses to obtain the required certifications.
The Rutherford Board of Health may, as it deems appropriate, accept
an individual's certification or proof of successful completion of a food
handler's course from another health authority, accredited educational institution,
private corporation's training program, or any other institution, provided
that the course content, hours of instruction, and date of successful completion
are comparable to the requirements outlined in this section.
[Added 9-27-2004 by Ord. No. BH
2-04]
A. All retail food establishments licensed or required to be licensed in Class A, B, D1, D-2, D-3, D-4, D-5, D-6, E-2 and E-3 as outlined in Chapter
36A of the Borough Code shall be required to conduct biweekly self-inspections of the establishment on forms designed, approved and provided by the Board of Health.
B. The owner, highest ranking manager, supervisor, crew
chief or supervisory individual(s) actively involved in the daily operation
of the establishment shall conduct the biweekly self-inspections of the establishment
and shall fully complete the self-inspection report as it pertains to the
establishment. Deficiencies noted shall be corrected immediately.
C. The establishment shall maintain the original copy of
each self-inspection report on the premises for review by the local health
authority for a minimum of one year.
D. Establishments that are licensed as temporary food establishments
shall meet all of the aforementioned requirements, with the exception that
the self-inspection report shall be conducted on a weekly basis.
Any person who violates any provision of, or order promulgated under,
this chapter shall, upon conviction, be liable to a penalty of not less than
$50 nor more than $590 for each violation (N.J.S.A. 26:3-70). Each day a particular
violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.