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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT TITLE XIII, FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS, ARTICLE 5, ADDITIONAL SANITARY REGULATIONS FOR PERSONS HANDLING FOODS; DISPOSAL OF FOODS CONTAMINATED BY ILL OR INFECTED HANDLERS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY ESTABLISHING A FOOD-HANDLERS CERTIFICATE TO BE RENEWED EVERY FIVE (5) YEARS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND COMMUNITY WELLNESS.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Title XIII, Article 5, no person shall engage in the business or hire anyone in the business of handling foodstuffs within the City limit, unless having completed a Food-handler's Course and receiving a certificate; and
WHEREAS, requirements for handling food safely constantly changes; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark desires to ensure food-handler workers are current in their knowledge of food safety; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to implement a Food-Handlers licensure renewal every five (5) years.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
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Section 1. Title XIII, Food, Drugs and Cosmetics, Article 5, Additional Sanitary Regulations for Persons Handling Foods; Disposal of Foods Contaminated by Ill or Infected Handlers, of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
13:2-25. FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE
a. No person shall engage in the business, nor shall any person employ any person in the business of handling any foodstuffs in the City, intended or suited for human consumption, unless such person shall have previously obtained from the Health Officer Department of Health and Community Wellness a certificate to do so.
b. No certificate as required by this section shall b...
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