Michigan food establishments must employ at least one full-time certified food manager who actively manages the food service operations at least 30 hours per week. In order to become a certified food safety manager, a person must attend an accredited program through the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) and successfully pass a proctored exam. A…
Proposed U.P. Environmental Health Code
In March, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program is joining with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics to encourage Michiganders to focus attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits during National Nutrition Month. The 2023 theme, Fuel…
The public hearing scheduled for 5:30 PM ET and the regular monthly meeting scheduled for 6:00 PM ET on Monday, February 27, 2023, have been relocated to Michigan Tech Lakeshore Center Community Room, 600 E. Lakeshore Drive, Houghton, MI 49931. Both meetings will be available via Google Meet. Information on connecting to either of these…
Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon Counties, MI – The Western Upper PeninsulaHealth Department (WUPHD) has scheduled a public hearing on February 27th, at 5:30 PM (ET) to hearpublic comments on the proposed Upper Peninsula Environmental Health Code. The proposed document updates the current well and onsite septic construction code that has been inplace since…
Michigan releases new fish consumption guidelines for rainbow smelt and carp caught in various lakes
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has released new Eat Safe Fish guidelines for rainbow smelt and carp from seven different lakes across the state. The updated Eat Safe Fish guidelines recommend limiting the consumption of certain locally caught smelt and carp based on levels of chemicals found in the commonly eaten…