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Board reviews first readings of two ordinances clarifying license-suspension authority for health staff
Summary
The Middletown Board of Health on Feb. 11 held first readings of two ordinances that would authorize the health commissioner and qualified environmental-health staff to suspend retail food and food-service licenses when an immediate public‑health threat exists and to clarify inspection and appeals language.
The Middletown Board of Health on Feb. 11 held first readings of two ordinances that would change how the local health department can act on food‑safety threats and enforcement procedures.
MBHE Ordinance 2025-01 would authorize the health commissioner to exercise, in urgent situations, actions otherwise reserved to the board under Ohio law — specifically to suspend licenses for retail food establishments and food-service operations when a clear and present danger or an immediate threat to public health exists. The ordinance text cited Ohio…
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