Marketing TeamFood Safety for Retail Food Facilities and Restaurants
Retail Food Facility Licenses are issued to:
- Restaurants, Bars, Clubs, Food Auctions, Grocery Stores, Convenient Store, Beer Distributors, Schools, Caterers and similar public food facilities where food is sold or served directly to a consumer from a physical location or facility.
- All retailers are required to obtain a Retail Food Facility License PRIOR to operating a Retail Food Facility. This includes new facilities and change of ownership for existing businesses. Licenses are non-transferable to another proprietor, new facility or location.
The PA Department of Agriculture Food Employee Certification Act, 3 Pa C.S.A. 6501 – 6510, effective January 22, 2011, requires one employee per licensed food facility to obtain a nationally recognized food manager certification. National exam programs are those that have been approved by ANSI using the Conference of Food Protection certified food protection manager standards.