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Food Recycling Resources

The Green Plan for the Food Service Industry

Green Restaurant Association

National Restaurant Association

GreenBiz

Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable

MDEQ Restaurant Industry Pollution Prevention and Waste Reduction

DEQ Michigan Business Pollution Prevention Partner Program

US EPA Waste Wise Program

Energy Star Program

US EPA - Food Scraps

America's Second Harvest

Fork It Over

Food Services - Permanent Establishments

Opening a Permanent Food Establishment

If you are building a new building or remodeling an existing establishment or structure, you can jump right in and begin the Plan Review process. If, however, you are buying an existing establishment and plan to run it "as is", we recommend a call to the health department first. We have records on all existing food establishments under our jurisdiction, and can tell you before you buy if you would be inheriting any previously identified problems. Our sanitarians can be very helpful in pointing out potential pitfalls.

Penney L. Massey, R.S.
Food Service Program Supervisor
Charlevoix Office: 231-547-7668
p.massey@nwhealth.org [Email]

Scott Johnston
Otsego Office: 989-732-6863
s.johnston@nwhealth.org [Email]

Ron Boss
Antrim Office: 231-533-8670
r.boss@nwhealth.org [Email]

Michele Delves
Emmet Office: 231-347-6014
m.delves@nwhealth.org [Email]

Plan Review Submittal

Submittals must include: Download Plan Review Materials:
MDA Application and Instructions [External Link ]

Download Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Forms:
STFU Wastewater
Warewashing
Time for Control
Thawing PHF
Reheating
Personal Hygiene
Hot Holding
Hand Washing
Employee Health
Date Marking
Cross Contamination
Cover Sheet
Cooking Food
Cooking Temperatures
Cold Holding
Cleaning and Sanitizing
Bare Hand Contact
Approved Sources
STFU Water Supply

Check out these links for other useful information:

Tax Exempt Application [PDF File] (103kb)

Food Safety Guidelines for Restaurants [PDF File] (103kb)

Daily Food Safety Checklist [PDF File] (103kb)

Food Temperature Recording Log [PDF File] (103kb)

MDA Food Law, Food Code, and Food Fact Sheet website [External Link]
(This is an excellent resource for all kinds of information and links to other sites.)

Food Employee Health Related Issues

Download Information:
Revised Memo re: Employee Health (2-05-09) [PDF File] (104kb)

Form 1-A Conditional Employee Interview [PDF File] (23kb)

Form 1-B Employee Reporting Agreement [PDF File] (17kb)

Form 1-C Medical Referal [PDF File] (22kb)

Food Code Paraphrased for Physician Reference [PDF File] (56kb)

2005 Food Code Exclusions and Restrictions [PDF File] (1.4 MB)

Food Code 2-201 Employee Health [PDF File] (77kb)

Related Links

NEW! Fall 2010 ServSafe Classes

2010 Fee Schedule - Chx, Antrim, Emmet counties
[PDF File] (98kb)

2010 Fee Schedule - Otsego county
[PDF File] (97kb)

Food Service License Application [External Link]

Sirloin Tips

Information about Norovirus
[PDF File] (159kb)

MDA Food Safety
Training Classes
[External Link]

Online Food
Safety Classes
[External Link]


Related Sites

Occupational Safety & Health Admin. (OSHA)

Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality (MDEQ)

Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources (MDNR)

Michigan Environmental Health Association (MEHA)

National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)

Michigan Dept. of Education (MDE)

Dept. of Consumer & Industry Services (CIS)

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