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Vigo County health board adopts updated food ordinance to match new FDA code
Summary
The Vigo County Health Department board voted to adopt an updated local food ordinance that aligns county inspection language with the state’s recently adopted FDA Food Code; county staff said inspection reports will now list only out-of-compliance items while the department updates forms and software.
The Vigo County Health Department board voted to adopt changes to the county food ordinance to align local language with the state’s newly adopted FDA Food Code.
The changes replace the older ‘‘critical’’ and ‘‘noncritical’’ inspection categories with the new FDA-based terms and reporting options — inspections will record establishments as “in compliance,” “out of compliance,” “not observed” or “not applicable,” staff said.
Amanda Fuller, environmental health, told the board the state implemented the new code ahead of an expected July 1 effective date and asked the board to adopt matching local ordinance language so county inspections and licensing follow the…
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