Environmental Health Department reregistering food establishments to prevent food borne diseases

​The Environmental Health Department announced that 42 businesses have been approved to serve the public, following the intense 2-week assessment by the department, following Hurricane Maria.
 
The department has been concerned that members of the public could fall ill from food borne diseases, and a decision has therefore been taken to have all food establishments re-register with the Ministry of Health, in order to save lives and not complicate an already risky situation following a disaster.
 
Chief Environmental Health Officer Ferdinia Carbon says the Environmental Health Department is now officially opened for business and members of the public should go in to register, and re-register.
 
She says her department will make a list of approved businesses available to the public in the interest of all.

​Chief Environmental Health Officer Ferdinia Carbon
 
Meantime, Senior Environmental Health Officer Sylvester St Ville says this is not an attempt to prevent businesses from making money, but it is a decision that must be upheld, to protect the health of the people.

​Senior Environmental Health Officer Sylvester St Ville