Opening a Food Premises

In accordance with the Ontario Regulation 493/17 Food Premises – Section 5, all food premises are required to notify the Medical Officer of Health at the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) of their operation.

Any person who wishes to open a food premises operation is required to complete and submit a Notice of Intent to Operate a Food Premises form.

Use any of the following methods:

Complete and submit the Notice of Intent to Operate a Food Premises – Online Form.
OR

Download and complete the Notice of Intent to Operate a Food Premises – PDF Form. The completed PDF form can be submitted to the EOHU:

By email: info@eohu.ca
By fax: 613-933-7930
By mail: Eastern Ontario Health Unit, 1000 Pitt Street, Cornwall, Ontario K6J 5T1

IMPORTANT NOTE: Under the Ontario Regulation 493/17 Food Premises:

Food premises are subject to inspections, which are made available to the public and which must be posted on the food premises site in accordance with the inspector’s request.

Food premises are also required to have a trained food handler on site at all times. For information on training, see the EOHU’s Food Handler Certification Program.

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