HomeMy WebLinkAboutLet - Retail Food Exempt 2018 Town of Barnstable
Inspectional Services
Public Health Division
Thomas McKean, Director
200 Main Street, Hyannis, MA 02601
Fax: 508-790-6304 Office: 508-862-4644
OCTOBER 2018
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
RE: CHANGES IN MA STATE FOOD CODE WHICH EFFECT RETAIL PERMITS.
This letter is to notify you and your establishment that, as of October 2018, you will not be required to obtain a permit for retail packaged foods provided they are not categorized
as TCS Foods. (Time/Temperature Controlled Foods for Safety).
If you should start selling retail foods which are categorized as TCS foods in the future, you will need to apply for a retail food permit. However, according to the new adopted food
code, you will not need to renew your existing retail food permit.
If you have any other permits with Town of Barnstable (i.e., Tobacco, Food Service), you will need to renew those permits.. You may obtain copies of the food codes in the link below.
2013 Food Code, State Sanitary Code MA Regulations for Minimum Standards for Food Establishment, Chapter X - 105 CMR 590.001 (C)(1) and can be found on website: https://www.mass.gov/regulations/105-CMR-59000-state-sanitary-code-chapter-x-minimum-sanitation-standards-for-food
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me during the hours of 8:30am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday.
Sincerely,
Dianna M. Bellaire
Food Permit Technician
Phone# 508-862-4643
Email: dianna.bellaire@town.barnstable.ma.us
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