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 8^th. 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 4^th 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

1. 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.
2. 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.