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Inspection Results (click to search)
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New California Food Handler Card Law allows for additional "approved trainers" to become certified and provide food handler cards.
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This time of year is popular for football fans everywhere to gather around the television and enjoy some of their favorite foods. Whether you’re watching the playoffs, bowl games, or the big game, here are a few food handling “fouls” to avoid so that you and your friends aren’t penalized after the game.
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The purpose of this Bulletin is to provide compliance assistance information to retail food facilities regarding SB 20. This law requires that all "chain" restaurants to provide consumers with calorie contents for all standard menu items prepared and sold at their establishment.
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When a power outage strikes, these tips can help keep you and your customers safe.
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Get tips for keeping your outdoor barbecueing experience fun and safe!
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The certificate acknowledges the dedication of each recipient and highlights their diligent efforts in preventing health code violations.
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If you are a food facility operator, you need to be aware of possible food inspection imposters to protect yourself and your business.
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Previous Food Recalls
Lettuce: Ready Pac Foods, Inc. of Irwindale, California recalled 5,379 cases of bagged salad products containing Romaine Lettuce with the Use-By-Date of November 18, 2011 because they may be contaminated with E. Coli O157:H7.
Raw Milk: Organic Pastures Dairy, a Fresno, California establishment has been directed to quarantine/recall all raw milk and colostrum products (including raw milks, raw butter, raw cream, raw colostrum, and a raw product labeled “Qephor) because of suspected E. Coli O157:H7 bacterial contamination.
Cantaloupes: Jensen Farms recalled its Rocky Ford-brand cantaloupes in response to the multi-state outbreak of listeriosis.
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Approved by the governor on October 11, 2009, SB 241 (Runner) amended the California Retail Food Code. This clean-up legislation revised and amended several sections of Cal Code, while expanding others, all in an effort to further clarify the intent of the California Retail Food Code.
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AB 97 (Mendoza) signed into law in 2008 will phase out the use of artificial trans-fats in California restaurants beginning January 1, 2010. The second phase of the ban will take place on January 1, 2011. The deep frying of foods consisting of yeast dough and cake batter, for example doughnuts, is exempt during the first year.
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A food safety and sanitation manual for food facility operators and their employees doing business in Orange County.
En Español
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The Fish Contamination Education Collaborative (FCEC) has been working to protect the most vulnerable populations in Southern California from the health risks of consuming DDT- and PCB-contaminated fish off the Palos Verdes Shelf Superfund site. Click here to learn how to identify potentially contaminated fish and learn more about how the FCEC is working to protect the community.
www.pvsfish.org
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About Us
The California Retail Food Code was created by a coalition/partnership between food industry and government regulators. It is modeled after the FDA "food code" which is based on the most current scientific knowledge of safe retail food handling practices.
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inspections of restaurants, markets, bakeries, vending machines, wholesale food processing plants, food trucks, food carts, and hospital kitchens
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advertising and labeling evaluations
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investigations of consumer complaints
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food safety information
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plan review and construction inspections of new or remodeled food businesses
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For more information about REHS qualifications, visit California's Department of Health Services REHS Program. |
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