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Retail Food Establishments

The Health Department conducts annual routine inspections of all retail food establishments to ensure that State standards are met.  These inspections are conducted by Ewing's trained and licensed New Jersey Registered Environmental Health Specialists. Inspectors also work to educate retail food workers on best practices for safe food handling and take action as needed to enforce the code when necessary.  The Health Department also responds to individual complaints as well as the monitoring of all recalled foods to ensure that only safe products reach the public.

Regulated establishments include, but are not limited to:

Bakeries  |  Catering Facilities  |  Delis  |  Schools  |  Restaurants  |  Supermarkets  | Temporary Events  |  Mobile Units  | Vending Machines

• Application for a Retail Food License
• Retail Establishment Plan Review Application
• Retail Food Establishment Plan Review Guide
• Temporary Mobile Event License Application
• Food Vendor Requirements for Temporary Events

Food Vending Machines

 It is unlawful for any person or any body corporate to furnish, install, service, operate or maintain one or more vending machines, as defined and governed by Chapter 24 of the NJ State Sanitary code, without first having procured a license from the Township of Ewing.  The licensing year for vending machines runs June 1st – May 31st with application and applicable fee due by May 31st of each year. Submit a separate application for each additional location. See §172-26.

• Vending Machine Application

Public Bathing Places

Seasonal and year round facilities such as pools and hot tubs are routinely inspected. Weekly lab analyses of all public bathing places are required and reviewed for bacteria and chemical levels to assure safety of bathing waters.

• Permit to Operate a Recreational Bathing Facility

Radon is an odorless and invisible radioactive gas naturally released from rocks, soil, and water.  It can get trapped inside homes and buildings and build up in the air.  Over time, breathing in high levels of radon can cause lung cancer.   In fact, it is the second leading cause of the deadly disease, responsible for about 21,000 lung cancer deaths every year. About 2,900 of these deaths occur among people who have never smoked. 

Radon levels are usually higher in basements, cellars and living spaces in contact with the ground. However, considerable radon concentration can also be found above the ground floor.  The levels differ from home to home, which is why it is important to test your house. The average U.S. indoor air level of radon is 1.3 picocuries per liter. At three times that level, the risk of lung cancer from radon is greater than the risk from fire. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the New Jersey DEP recommend taking action to reduce radon levels if the level in the home is greater than or equal to 4 pCi/L.  Ewing as a municipality ranks as a Tier 2 radon potential, see the NJDEP’s Radiation Protection Element website. This means that there is a moderate radon potential for homes in Ewing.  Tier Assignment Report (2015)

Radon education programs and test kits are periodically available by contacting the Health Department. 

Residents having a complaint regarding any environmental issues such as: garbage, debris, litter, weeds, heat, sewage, air pollution, odors, insects, and rodents.

Nuisances

The Department conducts surveys of environmental nuisances in residential and commercial areas to identify potential problems. The Department also responds directly to complaints of all environmental nuisances such as insects and rodents, weeds, garbage and debris, and sanitary waste.

Child Care Centers

Child care centers are periodically inspected by the Department to ensure a safe and clean atmosphere and for compliance with State standards.

Individual Sewage Disposal

Installation and operation of individual sewerage disposal systems is monitored to ensure proper operation and correction when malfunction occurs.

Occupational Health

Inspectors respond to a variety of occupational health complaints that range from smoking, inadequate heat, ventilation, improper chemical use, and sanitation. Chronic and acute occupational disease investigations are conducted and forwarded to OSHA & PEOSHA or the N.J. Department of Health.

Air Pollution

Investigation of odors and solid pollutants are conducted as a result of complaints.