Food Vendors at the 2012 OC Fair   

If you are planning to sell, prepare, store, give away food samples, or participate in food demonstration at the Orange County Fair, you are required to obtain a valid health permit

Learn more about requirements and permitting:

• Food Trailers/Trucks
• Food Carts
• Food Booths
• Food/Cooking Demonstrations

Food Safety and Sanitation Manual

A food safety and sanitation manual for food facility operators and their employees doing business in Orange County.

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Food Handler Card Information: New Exemptions and Approved Trainer Updates

New California Food Handler Card Law allows for additional "approved trainers" to become certified and provide food handler cards.

Food Safety During Power Outages in Food Establishments

When a power outage strikes, these tips can help keep you and your customers safe.

Barbecue and Food Safety

Get tips for keeping your outdoor barbecueing experience fun and safe!

2011 Award Recipients

The certificate acknowledges the dedication of each recipient and highlights their diligent efforts in preventing health code violations.

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.

Fish Advisory - White Croaker

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

U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food Safety and Inspection Services News Releases

• inspections of restaurants, markets, bakeries, vending machines, wholesale food processing plants, food trucks, food carts, and hospital kitchens

• advertising and labeling evaluations

• investigations of consumer complaints

• food safety information

• plan review and construction inspections of new or remodeled food businesses