[R.O. 1966 § 12:2-25; Ord. 6 PSF-E, 4-1-2009; Ord. 6PSF-A, 2-17-2016]
a. 
No person shall engage in the business, nor shall any person employ any person in the business of handling any foodstuffs in the City, intended or suited for human consumption, unless such person shall have previously obtained from the Department of Health and Community Wellness a certificate to do so.
b. 
No certificate as required by this section shall be issued, unless the person seeking such certificate shall have successfully completed the prescribed course of instructions. Such course shall be under the supervision of the Department of Health and Community Wellness.
1. 
There shall be a $20 fee for each application to take the Food-Handler Course.
2. 
The fee shall be deposited with the City Treasurer.
c. 
All Food-Handlers' Certificates shall be valid for a period of two years from date of issuance.
1. 
Any person possessing a Food-Handler's Certificate on the effective date of this amendment, which is more than two years beyond its original issuance date, shall be required to apply for a renewal certification within 60 days from the effective date of this amendment.
2. 
Any person possessing a Food-Handler's Certificate on the effective date of this amendment, which is less than two years from its issuance date, shall be required to recertify by successfully completing the food-handlers course within 60 days after the expiration date.
[R.O. 1966 § 12:2-26; Ord. 6 S+FK, 10-16-1985 § 1]
a. 
Persons ill or infected with a communicable disease which may be transmitted through food are prohibited from working in any establishment where food intended for sale or distribution is manufactured, packed, stored or otherwise handled.
b. 
Persons who reside, board, lodge or visit in a household where they may come in contact with any person ill or infected with a communicable disease which may be transmitted through food are prohibited from working in any establishment where food intended for sale or distribution is manufactured, packed, stored or otherwise handled unless permission is granted by the Health Officer or the State Department of Health.
c. 
Every person employed in an establishment where food intended for sale or distribution is prepared, manufactured, packed, stored or otherwise handled and who handles unwrapped foodstuffs shall be required to submit annually to the Health Officer a certification by a licensed and practicing physician in the State of New Jersey that he/she is not ill or infected with a communicable disease which would make him/her unfit for the safe handling of foodstuff intended or suited for human consumption.
CROSS REFERENCE: For similar provisions applicable to beverage establishments, see Section 13:9-39. For general health provisions concerning communicable diseases, see Section 16:2-1 et seq. of these Revised General Ordinances.
[R.O. 1966 § 12:2-27]
When a person is ill with any communicable disease which may be transmitted through food, or is infected with the causative agent of any such disease, on any dairy or other premises where food intended for sale or distribution is manufactured, packed, stored or otherwise handled, no such food shall be sold or distributed from such dairy or other premises unless a written permit for the sale or distribution of such foods shall have been issued by the Health Officer or by a representative of the State Department of Health.
[R.O. 1966 § 12:2-28]
Food intended for sale or distribution, which is manufactured, packed, stored or otherwise handled on any dairy or other premises upon which a person ill or infected with a disease transmissible by food worked or was permitted to work, visit, board or otherwise frequent, may be ordered destroyed by the Health Officer or by the State Department of Health if such food is considered so contaminated as to be liable to cause disease; or the food may be ordered to be treated in a manner that will eliminate contamination.