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Clarification of Department of Health's focus on food safety in vending
1:13:21
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Council Member Sanchez seeks clarification on the Department of Health's position regarding the number of vending licenses issued, emphasizing their focus on food safety rather than license quantities.
- The Department of Health confirms their primary concern is food safety, not the number of licenses
- Clarification that the administration is opposed to lifting the cap on licenses entirely
- Establishes the Department of Health's role in the broader discussion of street vending regulation
Pierina Sanchez
1:13:21
food vending.
1:13:23
Excuse me, wrong pipe.
1:13:25
Thank you, and so I just want to state for the record, Department of Health is not taking a position on the number of licenses are issued, licenses and permits that are issued, but merely the safety of the food that is being sold on our streets.
Corinne Schiff
1:13:42
So as I testified, the administration is not is opposed to the lifting of the cap.