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Cuyahoga County health director tells House committee House Bill 134 would undermine food-safety protections
Summary
Matt Johnson, director of environmental health for the Cuyahoga County Board of Health, testified that House Bill 134 would create loopholes that increase foodborne illness risk by allowing uninspected microenterprise home kitchens and reducing local oversight.
Matt Johnson, director of environmental health at the Cuyahoga County Board of Health, told the Ohio House Agriculture Committee that House Bill 134 would “undermine” existing food-safety infrastructure and create substantial public-health risks by permitting microenterprise home kitchens with limited oversight.
Johnson said Ohio’s current food-safety system — including facility plan review, mandatory food-safety education and routine, primarily unannounced inspections — contributes to a very safe food supply and that the bill would allow operations that “are not designed in a way that protects their health.” He said the Ohio Department of Agriculture can inspect only with an administrative…
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