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Denver Public Health Inspections Division

Our mission is to protect the health of Denver by ensuring that food service establishments, child care facilities, residential health, emergency vehicles, body art establishments, boarding homes, residential facilities, and swimming pools are in compliance with the respective laws while providing public education to consumers and technical assistance to businesses. As part of the Department of Environmental Health, we are committed to resolving situations posing the greatest risk to the public health. We seek to render a high level of customer responsiveness and engage in industry partnerships and training efforts through regular inspections and assessments. Browse our web site for information on our programs.

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Announcements

Town Hall Meeting for Restaurant Operators Regarding Denver Civil Penalties and Complaince Policies - Tuesday, March 20, 2012

In March, the Colorado Restaurant Association (CRA) hosted a Town Hall meeting open to the Denver food industry. The purpose of the meeting was for the division of Public Health Inspections (PHI) to provide clarification and obtain feedback from the regulated community regarding compliance policies and the civil penalty schedule that was implemented at the start of 2011. Education and compliance resources available to the regulated community from the Public Health Inspection Division were also discussed.

Through the Town Hall meeting and other venues, PHI has received a wide variety of feedback from the regulated community about the changes that were implemented in 2011.

PHI continues to have a dialogue with industry on these topics, and has held several follow up meetings with industry leadership. A few of the program improvements that are under discussion include:

-creating an opt-in email system to notify restaurant owners when inspections have occurred, when fines have been assessed, and to communicate updates and emerging information via blast email

-creating an anonymous online survey available to all food facility operators to provide feedback following each inspection

-looking at the possibility of lowering inspection frequency based on an excellent compliance history

If you have questions, concerns, or ideas relating to enforcement and compliance as they apply to regulated food facilities in t

Change to Civil Penalty Assessments for Retail Food Establishments - Tuesday, November 09, 2010

Civil Penalties are fines levied against commercial food businesses for violations of Denver’s Retail Food Establishment Regulations. The new schedule for assessing civil penalties will be implemented January 1, 2011. The fine schedule is based on a 12 month history, and fines will only be assessed for repeat violations of the same type, not including imminent health risks.

As of November 5^th, Notices of Enforcement will only be posted for imminent health risks due to the operator’s negligence.

PHI will continue to provide educational opportunities and technical assistance to operators to facilitate their compliance.

If you have questions regarding the new civil penalty assessment schedule, contact the department at 311 (for Denver Residents), 720-913-1311, or email us at phicomments@denvergov.org .

To pay a civil penalty online, go to http://www.denvergov.org/apps/dehpaycitation/

Change to Mobile Retail Food Licensing Inspections - Monday, October 25, 2010

Licensing inspections for Mobile Retail Food Establishments are now scheduled by appointment. Licensing inspections are conducted between 9:00AM - 11:00AM every Wednesday. Any operator that does not schedule an inspection time will receive an inspection but may need to wait until an open time slot.

If you have questions regarding the new inspection schedule or wish to schedule an inspection, contact the department at 311 (for Denver Residents), 720-913-1311, or email us at phicomments@denvergov.org .

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