Retail Food Establishment Plan Review Application (PDF) - The New Jersey State Sanitary Code, Chapter 24, Sanitation in Retail Food Establishments, New Jersey Administrative Codes (N.J.A.C.) 8:24-9.1 requires that plans and specifications be submitted to the health authority for review whenever a retail food establishment is constructed, renovated/remodeled or significantly altered or when a structure is converted to use as a retail food establishment. Construction, renovation, alteration or conversion may not be initiated until plans and specifications have been approved by the health and construction authorities.