Environmental Health
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Contact: Carrie Buckley, Environmental Health Administrator
Phone: 203-630-4226, cbuckley@meridenct.gov
Our Environmental Health staff conducts routine and complaint-based inspections of and respond to/conduct:
- Barbershop, Hairdressing and Cosmetology Shop Inspections
- Childhood Lead Poisoning
- Day Care Inspections
- Food Service Establishments (including temporary events)
- Nuisance Properties
- Proactive Sweeps
- Septic Systems/Private Wells
- Swimming Pools (Public)
CITY CODE UPDATES - EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026
On June 15, 2026, Meriden City Council approved updates to various city codes, and the Environmental Health fee schedule. Changes to into effect July 1, 2026. Please click here for the letter that was emailed to licensed establishments on June 23, 2026, and below for the new codes.
- Chapter 70 - Barbershop/Hair/Cosmetology
- Chapter 112 - Food and Food Service Establishments
- Chapter 133 - Massage Establishments
- Chapter 185 - Swimming Pools.
| FOOD ALLERGEN POSTER - P.A. 23-115 |
All Class 2, 3, and 4 food services establishments are required to post the CT DPH food allergen poster starting March 1, 2024. The poster includes information on:
- The most common allergy-causing foods
- The actions a server should take when a customer notifies the server that the customer has a food allergy
- The ways in which kitchen staff and servers can prevent cross contact of foods
- The need to contact the 911 emergency telecommunications number if a customer has an allergic reaction while on the premises of such food establishment
Posters - in 8 languages - can be downloaded here.
| SODIUM CHLORIDE RUNOFF DAMAGE REPORT FORM |
Pursuant to PA 23.31, Sec. 19, this electronic reporting form is for the owner of any home or well that is damaged as direct result of sodium chloride run-off to register the damage with the local health department. Annually, the local health department will submit any report received for the previous year to the Office of Policy and Management, who may identify any available state or federal financial resources to assist such owners with the costs of remediation, mitigation, or repair of such homes or wells.
Click here for the form (Survey Monkey): https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MeridenSodium2026
| COTTAGE FOOD OPERATIONS |
As of October 1, 2018, Connecticut Public Act 18-141 Allows cottage food operations. A cottage food operation is one in which the production of specific non-potentially hazardous foods in residential kitchens is allowed provided certain regulations and laws are met.
Please be aware that cottage food operations are regulated and licensed by the Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) and not local health departments or health districts. Please contact DCP directly if you have any questions.