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New customers frequently ask the staff at TexasPHS what is needed to open a new restaurant or bar. TexasPHS has the answers. Below is a detailed list of the required items and aspects of a new restaurant or watering hole that must be in place prior to the issuance of a health permit.
The 86th Texas Legislative Session ended on May 27, 2019. This year, food laws and dining rights were a hot topic for the legislature. Several food-related bills that TexasPHS profiled in a February post will become law later this year. If you have been anxiously awaiting news on whether man’s best friend can join you at your favorite watering hole or if a state food has been officially declared, keep reading. Texas has a lot of big news for foodies, restaurateurs, and aspiring in-home food enterprises.
In an effort to increase the transparency of food safety inspections in North Texas, TexasPHS will begin providing restaurant and other food establishment closures due to severe food safety and sanitation issues. These records were obtained by filing Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) requests with various North Texas jurisdictions.
An abundance of rodent droppings, insect-infested buffet items, and improperly maintained temperature-sensitive foods led health inspectors to issue temporary closures for numerous food establishments in North Texas during the first two months of 2019, according to official reports.
The Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation (TDLR) partnered with PSI Services in 2019 to revise the Registered Sanitarian (RS) examination in the state of Texas. The new exam went into effect on May 1, 2019.
The 86th Texas Legislative Session is underway and there are several food-related bills that have the potential to dramatically alter the foodie landscape in the Lone Star State. The most important proposed food-related bills are as follows:
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