NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on November 7, 2007, the Division of Hotels and Restaurants received a Petition for an Emergency Variance for Chapter 61C-4.010(5) and 61C-1.004(1), Florida Administrative Code from Garden Café located in Naples. The ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Division of Hotels and Restaurants

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
61C-4.010: Sanitation and Safety Requirements

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT on November 30, 2007, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants has issued an order.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT on November 7, 2007, the Division of Hotels and Restaurants received a Petition for an Emergency Variance for subsections 61C-4.010(5) and 61C-1.004(1), Florida Administrative Code, from Garden Café located in Naples. The above referenced F.A.C. refers to Chapters four and five in the 2001 Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Code. The Chapters in the 2001 FDA Food Code refer to required cooling, heating, holding, warewashing, and service sink equipment in food service establishments. The Petitioner is requesting to share warewashing facilities and service sink equipment with a licensed food service establishment on the same premises.

This variance request was approved and is contingent upon the Petitioner ensuring a sufficient number of three-compartment sinks or mechanical warewashing machines for washing, rinsing, and sanitizing equipment and utensils for Garden Café and the licensed main kitchen. Handwashing procedures are to be strictly adhered to as specified in the Federal Food and Drug Administration 2001 Food Code Section 2-301.14. If the menu changes or expands in any manner or operating hours or accessibility for the licensed main kitchen changes, this variance request will be re-evaluated. All provisos shall be met prior to final licensing. Any violation of the variance is the equivalent of a violation of the rule and may result in a rescission of the variance, and subject the Petitioner to disciplinary sanctions as enumerated in Section 509.261, Florida Statutes.

A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: [e-mail].