Council aligns food-service code with FDA food code, clarifies licensing process
The committee approved updates to the food-service chapter to adopt FDA food-code references (state-adopted Feb. 2023), clarify license issuance and classes of food-service establishments, require certified food-protection managers and a 24-business-hour suspension minimum, and anticipate integration with the OpenGov permitting system.
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Health Director Leah Crown presented proposed revisions to chapter 112 to bring the city code into alignment with the FDA food code, which Connecticut adopted in February 2023. Crown said staff plan to use a forthcoming OpenGov system to streamline licensing and sign-offs across departments, and they proposed clearer definitions of food-service classes and requirements that establishments employ certified food-protection managers or designate a person in charge.
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