[1993 Code § 232-1]
A code regulating retail food establishments and food and beverage
vending machines and fixing penalties is hereby established pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 26:3-69.1 et seq. A copy of the Code is annexed to this
chapter and made a part of it without the inclusion of the text.
[1993 Code § 232-2]
The code established and adopted by this chapter is described and commonly known as the "New Jersey State Sanitary Code, Chapter 12, Sanitation in Retail Food Establishment and Food and Beverage Vending Machines."
[1993 Code § 232-3]
Three copies of the New Jersey State Sanitary Code, Chapter 12, Sanitation in Retail Food Establishments and Food and Beverage Vending Machines have been placed on file in the offices of the Secretary of the Board of Health and the Township Clerk/Administrator for the use by and examination of the public.
[1993 Code §§ 232-4, 230-4; BH Ord. 8/4/76;
BH Ord. 7/6/83; BH Ord. 6/16/93;]
The fees for licenses and certificates under this chapter shall
be as follows:
b.
Mobile food vending: $50.
c.
Temporary retail food establishments: $30.
d.
Food Handler's Certificate. Application for a food handler's
certificate shall be made to the Board of Health which shall contain
the following information: The name and address of the applicant and
place of his present or prospective employment. A history of any contagious
or infectious diseases (if any), and such other information as the
Board of Health may require. A fee of $12 shall be paid upon the filing
of said application of which $2 shall be retained by the Board of
Health and $10 shall be paid to the Essex County Vocational School.
e.
Food and Beverage Vending Machines. The annual license fee to engage
in the business shall be $25 for all types of food and beverage vending
machines. However, where any of the following are vended by machine,
there shall be an additional annual fee of $15 for each machine vending
the following: bulk soft drinks, bulk food products, bottled or bulk
milk, soup, coffee, hot cocoa or chocolate, fruit juices, cake, pastry,
pie, buttered popcorn, sandwiches and ice cream.
[1993 Code § 232-5; BH Ord. 8/4/76]
The New Jersey State Sanitary Code, Chapter 12 is hereby amended as follows:
a.
Section 8:24-6.6, Size, installation and maintenance of plumbing. Subsection (a) is amended by adding the following:
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6. All restaurants, supermarkets and butcher shops must install
and properly maintain grease traps. The purpose of said devices shall
be to separate, capture and contain all rendered animal fat, all oily
matters and all thick lubricants from wastewater discharging from
any of the aforementioned food establishments into the sewer system.
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7. In addition to routine inspections by the Health Department,
all restaurants, supermarkets and butcher shops must employ at their
own expense a licensed plumbing inspector to conduct an annual inspection
of their grease traps and connecting wastewater lines to ensure that
waste oil and grease is being adequately removed from wastewater being
discharged into the sewer system. The inspector will be required to
provide a formal inspection report to the Health Department containing
his observations.
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b.
By the addition of the following:
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Food Equipment and Utensils.
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a.
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Design, Construction, and Materials: Equipment used or intended
to be used for grinding or other processing of pork meats shall be
used exclusively for such processing of pork and shall not be used
for grinding or processing and intermingling of any other meats.
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[1993 Code § 230-5]
No vending machine, as defined in the code, shall be stationed
in the open area of any premises but shall be confined to an indoor
area available to the public during the regular business hours of
the day.
[Ord. BH6-7-06]
a.
No person shall conduct, maintain or operate a retail food establishment
in the Township of West Caldwell as specified in Chapter XII of the
State Sanitary Code, (N.J.A.C. 8:24 and N.J.S.A. 26:1A-7) without
first obtaining a license issued by the Board of Health.
b.
All applications for the renewal of retail food licenses and the
required fees must be received by the Health Officer no later than
December 31 of the year in which the current license shall expire.
License application fees are nonrefundable. All licenses shall expire
on December 31 of the year of issue.
c.
Whenever the owner of a retail food establishment fails to renew
their retail food license and pay the required fees by March 1 of
the year after their license expires, the owner shall be assessed
and the Board reimbursed a fee of $50.
d.
A person purchasing a retail food establishment shall apply for a
new license no later than 10 days prior to commencing operation under
new ownership. Operators of retail food establishments are required
to notify the Board of Health of the impending sale of the establishment
no later than 30 days prior to the sale.
[Ord. BH6-7-06]
The Health Officer or his/her designee shall provide the holder
of the retail food license with written notice of any violations of
the provisions of this chapter. The notice shall specify the violations
found, the required remedial action and a reasonable time period to
correct or abate such violations. If the violations are not corrected
or abated within the time set forth in the notice, the license may
be suspended or revoked. If, in the opinion of the Health Officer
or his/her designee, the violation(s) constitute an imminent health
threat, the license may be suspended or revoked.
