Warwick Board of Health
In an effort to balance our interests in public health issues with the
community expectations concerning pot luck dinners, food sales, and
other similar activities, the Warwick Board of Health will use the
following guidelines to monitor such activities:
Permits are required for all activities involving food for both
for-profit and non-profit organizations. These permits require
applications which can be picked up in the town hall prior to Board of
Health meetings. Completed applications should be presented at BOH
meetings so that permits can be issued. There is no charge for a permit
for a non-profit or town governmental group.
Any group serving food that has not been prepared in a certified and
licensed kitchen must keep a log of donated food with the name of the
food and the name of the donor. This log must be available to the BOH
in the case of food illness.
All outside venues where food is served must have hand washing
facilities and bathroom facilities available.
	*town common (town hall must be open and available)
	* Fire station common (fire station must be open and available)
	* Other areas - must provide bathroom and hand washing
Care must be taken when food is served. Food servers need to wear
gloves when food is being served. Gloves also need to be worn when
preparing salads, etc. An easy guideline to remember is that gloves
must be worn at all times unless you are preparing something that will
be cooked after its preparation. Hats or visors must keep hair out of
the face. Hands must be washed (including wrists) before donning
gloves. Gloves must be changed whenever a job is changed and hands
re-washed.
Following these guidelines should allow us to protect the health of our
community as they continue with their fundraising and civic activities.