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The goal of the Food Protection
Program is to ensure that the food sold and served in Orange
County is safe, wholesome, properly labeled and advertised, and
produced under sanitary conditions. Specialists enforce the
requirements contained in the
California Retail Food Code which is part of the
California Health and Safety Code. It is modeled after the FDA
“food code” which is based on the most current scientific
knowledge of safe retail food handling practices.
(714) 433-6000
FOOD PROTECTION PROGRAM HOTLINE
Retail food facilities include
restaurants, markets, bakeries, bars, school cafeterias, temporary
food facilities and certified farmers markets. The retail food
program performs the following activities in all cities and
unincorporated areas of Orange County:
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Inspections of food facilities are conducted
regularly to ensure that food is safe, facilities are clean, and
foods are being advertised and labeled accurately and
truthfully.
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Legal enforcement, such as office hearings,
temporary closures and criminal prosecutions, is used when
education and persuasion efforts fail to bring a food facility
into compliance.
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Special investigations are conducted in
response to citizens' reports of possible foodborne illnesses,
dirty conditions in food facilities, and adulterated, mislabeled
or falsely advertised food.
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Construction plans of new or remodeled food
establishments are reviewed and construction inspections are
conducted to ensure compliance with appropriate laws and
regulations.
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Food safety information, resource material and
community education is provided upon request.
For more information on any of the above, please
call (714) 433-6000 and ask to speak to a food program Specialist.
If you have specific questions about a food facility in your area,
please refer to the
Public Pool and Retail Food Program Contacts to find the
Supervisor in charge of that area.
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