Food Safety and Community Sanitation

What Food Service Operators Need to Know

Operating a Food Establishment in NYC

There are several parts in this publication, each available for download in PDF format:

• • Cover Pages (PDF)
• • Introduction (PDF)
• • Part I: The Permit Process (PDF)
• • Part II: Suggested Guide to Food Establishment Design (PDF)
• • Part III: Regulation Summary (PDF)
• • Index & Notice (PDF)
• • Required Forms (PDF)

Recent Updates:

Smoke-Free Air Act

• • Notice of Intention to Repeal and Reenact Chapter 10 (Smoking Under the New York City Smoke-Free Air Act) of Title 24 of the Rules of the City of New York
• • Final Regulations for the New York City Smoke-Free Air Act
• • Sample Smoke-Free Workplace Policy
• • New York City Smoke-Free Air Act of 2002: Important Information for New York City Business Owners and Employers
• Trans Fat Regulations

On December 5, 2006, the Board of Health approved an amendment to the Health Code to phase out artificial trans fat in all NYC restaurants and other food service establishments.

• • Notice of Adoption of Trans Fat Regulations (PDF)
• • Press Release about new regulations
• • The Regulation to Phase Out Artificial Trans Fat in New York City Food Service Establishments (PDF)
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To learn more about trans fat in general click here.

Click here for a brochure about how restaurants can replace transfats in cooking.