Board of Health adopts 2022 Food Code and restructures leadership
Dracut Board of Health adopted the 2022 Food Code, effective July 1, ending the town's 27-year reliance on 1999 standards. Health Director Carolina Bencosme, newly hired, described the science-based code's expanded inspection criteria for food preparation and handler practices, with merchants
Board of Health · Meeting of June 18, 2026
Dracut Board of Health adopted the 2022 Food Code, effective July 1, ending the town's 27-year reliance on 1999 standards. Health Director Carolina Bencosme, newly hired, described the science-based code's expanded inspection criteria for food preparation and handler practices, with merchants allowed a one-year educational period before strict enforcement. The Board unanimously approved Health Department Fee Schedule updates, the first since 2018, and appointed nine agents for Fiscal Year 2027.
In annual reorganization, the Board elected Tom Bomil as Chair, Cynthia Campbell as Vice-Chair, and Dr. Louis Rousseau as Clerk.
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Source: the Board of Health meeting of June 18, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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