<p> State of Michigan Rick Snyder DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE jamie clover adams GOVERNOR and Rural Development DIRECTOR Lansing</p><p>DATE: December 10, 2015 DRAFT</p><p>TO: All Local Health Departments (LHDs) Attn: Medical Director / Health Officer / Director of Environmental Health Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Attn: Food and Dairy Division Managers</p><p>FROM: Kevin Besey, Director Food and Dairy Division </p><p>SUBJECT: Allergen Requirement Implementation </p><p>Implementation Timeline:</p><p>December 2015  Local Health guidance memo sent.</p><p>January 2016  MDARD (All Allergen info.), MRA (posters) and NRA (training) webpages complete and live.  Educational postcard mailed to affected establishments.</p><p>January – December 2016  Certified managers complete additional allergen training from an MDARD approved course. (NRA Course available at a cost of $10, $0 for Michigan Restaurant Association Members.  Local health, MDARD and industry associations promote and educate certified managers and establishment owners on the training and poster requirements.  Regulators distribute free posters to help establishments become compliant. Allergen posters are now available in 7 languages. Posters detailing requirements are also available on the MDARD website.  MDARD reviews any new courses that apply to be approved.</p><p>January 17, 2018-December 31, 2020  Write violations when non-compliance found and gain corrections.  Cite violations using MFL 2129(2) for lack of training and provide a free poster to establishments as needed. Enforce as a core violation and verify compliance on the next routine evaluation.</p><p>CONSTITUTION HALL  P.O. BOX 30017  LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909 www.michigan.gov/mdard  (800) 292-3939 What is the new allergen requirement? Food safety certified managers at food service establishments (i.e. restaurant, school or hospital inspected by a Michigan local health department) shall do both of the following:</p><p> Complete allergen training- Beginning January 17, 2017 through January 17, 2020, each food service establishment, shall have at least one certified manager that has also completed additional allergen training approved by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD). An allergen training program certificate of completion is recognized to be valid for 5 years from date of issuance. Approved courses are listed on the MDARD webpage. </p><p> Post an allergen poster in the establishment staff area- from January 17, 2015 until January 17, 2020, shall display in the staff area a poster developed and approved by the department relative to food allergy awareness that includes, but is not limited to, information regarding the risk of an allergic reaction, or post the information from the poster in a different, readable notice in the staff area. Who is exempt from the allergen requirement?  Any food establishment that is inspected directly by MDARD.</p><p> Local health inspected food service establishments that are not required to have a certified manager, such as temporary and low-risk establishments.</p><p> A certified food safety manager at a food service establishment:</p><p> o with more than 20 locations in Michigan ( see list on MDARD Webpage) Information regarding this new requrement is on MDARD’s Manager Certification webpage at: http://michigan.gov/mdard/0,4610,7-125-50772_45851_45855-182605--,00.html</p><p>C: Rick Dethlefsen, MDARD CLU Food Program Specialist, MDARD</p>