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General Information

• Ask Before You Eat, Know Before You Serve Food Allergen Poster  [English and En español]
• Parts of a Food Label [pdf 491k]
• 2007 Annual Report [pdf 2.18m]
• Are You Able to Read the Label? [pdf 1.35m]
• The Udder Truth: Raw vs. Pasteurized Milk [pdf 148k]
• Protect Your Produce, Protect Your Customers [pdf 239k]
• What NJ Registered Environmental Health Inspectors/ Specialists Need to Know About Imported Herbal Remedies, Dietary Suppliments, and Cosmetics
  • Is Snake Oil An Unapproved Drug? [pdf 2.5m]
  • Handouts [pdf 649k]
  • Herbal Remedies/Dietary Supplement Checklist [pdf 12k]
• Pet Food Recall Information
• Retail Inspection Forms
  • Risk-based Inspection Report Marking Instructions [pdf 92k]
  • Chapter 24 References [pdf 135k]
• Sanitation in Retail Food Establishments and Food and Beverage Vending Machines (Chapter 24) [pdf 346k]
• The Chapter 24 Inspection Guide [pdf 30k]
• The Chapter 24 Frequently Asked Questions [pdf 21k]
• Q&A on Food Allergen Labeling and Protection Act
• Clean Hands poster
• 2007 Bottled Water Report
• FDA Actions on New Bioterrorism Legislation
• Food Defense Self Inspection Checklist
  • Retail Checklist
  • Wholesale Checklist

• Guidance for Emergency Action Planning for Retail Food Establishments
• Avian Influenza: Food Safety Issues
• Emergency Inspection Placard
• Food Disaster Safety
• Food Disaster Survey Form
• Disaster Notice

• Wholesale Foods
• Shellfish
• Retail Foods
• Dairy, Juice and Bottled Water
• Food Defense
• Medical Device/Drugs
• Cosmetics (See Wholesale Foods)

• License/Regulatory Requirements
• Wholesale Food/Cosmetic Establishments
• Milk Plants/Bulk Milk Hauler
• Frozen Dessert Plants
• Bottled Water Registration
• Shellfish Certification
• Retail Food Establishments
• Non Alcoholic Beverage Establishments
• Refrigerated Warehouse
• Drug/Medical Device Registration
• Nitrous Oxide Permit
• Certificates of Free Sale

• F-30, Satisfactory Placard
  [pdf 26k] [doc 245k] [note]
• F-31, Unsatisfactory Placard
  [pdf 26k] [doc 246k] [note]
• F-32, Conditionally Satisfactory Placard
  [pdf 26k] [doc 246k] [note]
• F-33, Sanitary Inspection Report
  [pdf 24k] [doc 248k] [note]
• F-35 Retail Food Inspection Report (Local Health Departments)[pdf 33k] [doc 109k] [note]
• F-37 Risk-Based Inspection Report (Local Health Departments)[pdf 31k] [doc 56k] [note]
• MS-5 Continuation Sheet [pdf  10k] [doc 36k]

• Chill it, Cook it, Check it [ English ]
• Buying drugs online brochure
  [ English ]
• The Risk of Eating Raw Oysters
  [ English, Español ]
• Your Baby Eats What You Eat
  [ English, Español ]

• United States Department of Agriculture
• Food and Drug Administration

Program Manager:Richard Ritota

Phone:   609-588-3123

The Food and Drug Safety Program regulates food, drug and cosmetic safety and provides information to consumers and the regulated industry. The following major activities are handled by the program:

• license and inspect wholesale food, milk and shellfish establishments
• enforce food safety laws
• provides consumer information
• issues Public Health Advisories
• assists in the investigation of foodborne outbreaks
• oversees the voluntary Food Manager certification
• issues export certificates