TRUMBULL — Changes to health inspection requirements at local eateries will not only be a burden on restaurants but also the town’s health department, according to local health officials.
Trumbull Health Director Luci Bango said the department is already stretched thin — with only one part-time sanitarian and two open full-time positions to fill. And state mandates, such as the newly adopted FDA Food Code, are making keeping up with inspections nearly impossible, she said.
“There is a crisis right now in public health… and that is statewide,” Bango said. “The state needs to do something right now, not five
