Israel has proposed a revised system of food business licensing to ease the regulatory burden on industry and improve sanitary conditions. The Ministry of Health said the current regulation, regarding business licensing in general and food businesses in particular, is outdated and places a heavy regulatory burden on companies. This deters the sector’s competitiveness, leading to surplus costs with no evidence of health benefits.
Reform will focus on training food handlers and holding business owners accountable for risk management and maintaining public health. The goal is to set outcome-based requirements as much as possible. Practitioners will learn about the risks in their activities and take steps to prevent them.
This approach shifts the relationship from an inspector-inspected dynamic to one where all parties—inspectors and businesses—work together to protect public health. Risk of foodborne illness Uriel Bosso, Minister of Health, said: “The Ministry of Health’s food business licensing reform is a direct continuation of our struggle with the cost of living and an additional historic move towards implementing a policy of regulatory improvement, obstacle removal, and assistance to Israeli entrepreneurs. The reform will increase economic competition and, hopefully, decrease prices for the end consumer.
” Regulations aimed at food businesses are designed to protect public health and manage risks associated with storing, preparing, and serving different types of .