HOPATCONG HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Smokefree Dining in Hopatcong

 

“In compliance with enacted State wide Smoke Free Air Legislation, all food establishments within the Borough of Hopatcong and in other communities are required to be smoke free. Several establishments have designated smoking areas reserved outside their establishments. If you have any questions concerning this Legislation or wish to report a violation, please call the Hopatcong Health Department at 973-770-1200. Thank you. “

100% smokefree restaurants allow their patrons to avoid exposure to secondhand smoke while dining. Exposure to secondhand smoke (Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)) increases the risk of cancer, heart disease, pulmonary disease, and stroke in adults, and is a major risk factor for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), aggravated asthma, and inner ear infections in children (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services).

Secondhand smoke is classified as a "known carcinogen" (US Public Health Service, Report on Carcinogens).