NYC Health Code Title 24 §81.15 requires every food service establishment to have a supervisor holding a DOHMH Food Protection Certificate on duty whenever food is prepared or served. The fifteen-hour course is offered free online by DOHMH; New York State sanitarians enforce upstate.
Under NYC Health Code §81.15, every food service establishment must have at least one supervisor holding a valid Food Protection Certificate on the premises during all hours of operation. The certificate is earned by completing the DOHMH fifteen-hour Food Protection Course, offered free online and in person, and passing a proctored exam. Mobile food vendors must complete a related Food Protection Course for Mobile Vendors and hold a DOHMH mobile food vendor permit. Certificates are valid indefinitely but tied to the individual. New York State Sanitarian Certification under 10 NYCRR Part 14 governs food safety inspections statewide. Restaurants without an on-duty certified supervisor face critical violations and lower letter grades.
Operating without a certified supervisor on duty is a critical violation under Health Code §81.15, scoring seven or more points toward letter-grade demerits and bringing fines from two hundred to two thousand dollars. Repeat issues can trigger permit revocation.
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