Excellent coverage by local press:
More: [www.chronline.com]
The Lewis County Health Department was very responsive to our concerns about the lack of proper food handling practices, good for them. Also the Washington State Department of Health was very responsive to concerns about an unlicensed massage therapist, kudos to them. And the local reporter Jordan Nailon is doing a great job chronicling this commercial operation.
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Experiences Near Mineral on Hiatus, Moves Retreats to Peru
Church of Ayahuasca Healings: Official Website Shut Down, Phone Turned Off, Retreats Canceled
The Church of Ayahuasca Healings sprang on the local scene late last year and quickly managed to catch the attention, and lots of ire, from locals who questioned their motives.
Now, the supposed church appears to be going out with a whimper, and possibly a bank account full of cash.
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Lewis County Deputy Prosecutor Eric Eisenberg said one of the main issues facing the Ayahuasca Church has been its failure to comply with a pre-submission conference with the county, which is a requirement for all new businesses. Those conferences are intended to preemptively identify and address any regulatory or code issues that may affect the group’s operation.
According to Eisenberg, the group said it would participate in a pre-submission conference but never did. Later, after receiving complaints that the church was serving prepared food without the proper facilities or paperwork, the county instructed the church to obtain a food handler’s permit and to abide by all food safety requirements in the kitchen.
More: [www.chronline.com]
The Lewis County Health Department was very responsive to our concerns about the lack of proper food handling practices, good for them. Also the Washington State Department of Health was very responsive to concerns about an unlicensed massage therapist, kudos to them. And the local reporter Jordan Nailon is doing a great job chronicling this commercial operation.