Food Safety Regulations
Public Comment Notice
The ACHD Board of Health approved a 45-day public comment period that begins on Thursday, July 25, 2024 and concludes at 11:59pm on September 8th. Comments can be sent by email to PublicHealthComment@AlleghenyCounty.us or by mail to our administrative offices:
Attn: Article III Comments (Food Safety)
Allegheny County Health Department
542 4th Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
A public hearing for this regulation has been scheduled for Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 5:00 pm at the following location:
Hosanna House
807 Wallace Avenue
Wilkinsburg, PA 15221
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Persons wishing to speak at the hearing must register using the ACHD’s Public Hearing Participation Form – Allegheny County, PA no less than 24 hours in advance of the hearing. Testimony is limited to 3 minutes.
More information regarding the Board of Health meetings and agendas can be found on the Board of Health webpage.
The proposed revisions to Article III would:
- Adopt select standards from the 2022 Model Food Code Update
- Align Article III with updates to the Allegheny County Plumbing Code (Article XV)
- Incorporate administrative changes related to temporary and seasonal permitting and add definitions to promote understanding of commonly used terms by the Food Safety Program
- Other minor changes that address typographical errors and changes to improve clarity and readability of Article III
Relevant Materials Regarding Article III Repeal and Replacement
- Article III Update (redline)(PDF, 1MB) – The redlined version indicates language that has been eliminated as red strikethrough text and language proposed to be added to Article III in bold underlined text.
- Overview of Article III Revisions(PDF, 19KB)
Contact
Questions? Please use this contact form to contact the Food Safety Program (please remember to include an email address to receive a response; comment/inquiry cannot be acknowledged without an email address). Contact the Food Safety Program by phone at 412-578-8044.