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Board adopts 2017 FDA model food code but removes proposed on-site CFPM requirement
Summary
Tara Stanek, environmental health division manager, asked the board to adopt the 2017 FDA Model Food Code to replace the county's 2009-based rules; the board approved the adoption but voted to remove the proposed requirement that a certified food protection manager be physically on-site during food operations for certain permit types.
Tara Stanek, manager of Mohave County's Environmental Health Division, presented a proposal to update county food-service regulations by adopting the 2017 FDA Model Food Code (the version Arizona adopted at the state level in 2019) to replace the county's current 2009-based local rules.
Stanek reviewed the public-health rationale (foodborne illness remains common and costly), outreach and engagement the division conducted (presentations and workshops across county communities), and the main operational changes the 2017 code introduces. She explained key items likely to affect local operators: updated cooking and time-temperature requirements for some animal products; additional labeling…
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