Toronto Public Health(TPH) Food Handing Requirement

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Toronto Public Health(TPH) Food Handing
Requirement

• This Summary Provided To You By
• (based on a presentation provided by Owen Chong,
  Toronto Public Health and a TPH stakeholders
  meeting held September 18, 2006)

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History

• May 15, 2006 report on food handling passed by
  Toronto Board of Health
• June 27, 2006 passed by Toronto City Council
• July 27, 2006 by-law enacted with a September 1,
  2006 implementation date
• (Industry consultation occurred during this
  process with TrainCan Inc, CCGD, ORHMA, CRFA, and
  others over a 10 month period prior to this
  implementation)

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By Law 678-2006

• By-law amends Municipal Code 545 Licencing
• -Mandatory certification of food handlers
• -Accreditation of training and certification
• Programs
• -Updates food handler permits for refreshment
• Vehicles

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Mandatory Food Handler Certification - TPH

• Every owner/keeper of an eating and
• drinking establishment ensure that there
• is, at all times when the establishment is
• operating, at least one certified food
• handler working in a supervisory
• capacity in the area of the premises
• where food is prepared, processed,
• served, packaged or stored

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100 Refreshment Vehicles

• Where Chapter 545 currently mandates
• that all people working in a
• refreshment vehicle must hold a valid
• food handler certificate sells or handles
  refreshments
• working in a refreshment vehicle from
• which ice cream, ice cream cones, frozen
• desserts and other frozen confections are
• sold

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Municipal Code Chapter 441 - Fees

• Revised and new fees for TPH courses
• Fees with TPH will be 70.00 for course, exam
  and certificate
• 30.00 for exam and certificate

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Expiry and ID

• The food handler certificate along with
• government issued photo identification
• must be shown upon request by the
• Medical Officer of Health or his or her
• designate or the Municipal Licensing
• and Standards Division
• Food Handler Certificate valid for 5
• years

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TrainCan Existing Certificates

• BASICS.fst ADVANCED.fst ServSafe
• Previously issued certificates will be recognized
  until their expiry date or 5 years from the date
  of issue
• Photo ID is required with previously issued
  certificates

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TrainCan Programs and Accreditation

• TrainCan has made application for approval of all
  3 of our programs, we anticipate no difficulties.
• Once approved TrainCan will receive a certificate
  issued by the Medical Officer of Health
  recognizing the equivalency of the programs.

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5.00 Food Handler Certificate Application

• All holders of any third party TPH approved
  certificate dated after September 1, 2006 must
  complete and submitt a TPH Food Handler
  Certficate Application Form along with a 5.00
  payment.
• (TPH is not yet set up to handle this, Sept 06)

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Enforcement by TPH

• TPH is applying to the Attorney General to enact
  enforcement into the legal system for Part 1
  Tickets
• TPH would be able to issue tickets on the spot.

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TPH Enforcement Target Date

• The bylaw will be phased in and food
  establishment compliance will differ depending on
  how many times per year your establishment is
  required to be inspected.

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WHEN?

• The TPH starting point will be with
  establishmnets that are inspected three times per
  year.
• They will require staff to be compliant with
  deadlines staggared between February 28, 2007 and
  October 31, 2007. Your health inpsector will
  supply you with your official compliance date.

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• We hope this presentation helps you with your
  business.
• Thank you
• TrainCan Inc
• 23 Lesmill Rd., 103 Toronto, ON, M3B 3P6
• Ph 416 447 9588 fax [phone]
• www.traincan.com jkostuch_at_traincan.com