Food

Below are information and links related to food safety, restaurant/market ratings, starting a food business and general information for the food businesses the County Environmental Health Division regulates and for the public.

Ratings/Closures/Recalls

• Cities that have Adopted Grading Ordinance
• Food Facility Closures (last three months)
• Food Facility Ratings (Restaurant/Market)
• Food Recalls

Starting A Food Business

• How to Open a Restaurant
• Plan Check Guide
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Restaurants and Markets
• Fee Schedule: Permit Fees
• Food Facility Information Packet
• Grade Posting Requirements

Information For Existing Food Businesses

• California Retail Food Code
• Reference Guide for the Food Official Inspection Report
• Wholesale Food Inspection Guide
• Food Advisories
• Industrial Hemp Derived Products
• Food Safety Tools for Success
• FAQs about California Food Handler Card (English)
• Preguntas Frecuentes de Tarjeta de Manejo de Alimentos (California Food Handler Card FAQ - Spanish)
• Chefs, Cooks, and Caterers: Cook Chicken Liver Like It's Chicken (It Is)
• Shopping Cart Guideline
• Signage on Smoke-Free Outdoor Dining

Types of Food Facilities

Caterer : provides food for events at a location separate from where the food was prepared

Community Event : a fair or festival open to the public that sells or offers food from food booths

Cottage Food Operation : prepares non-potentially hazardous foods from a private home

Micro Market : an unattended, self-checkout food facility located inside a building for employees at their work location

Mobile Food Facility : a vehicle such as a food truck or cart that sells or offers food

Retail Food Facility : a retail business such as a restaurant or market that sells or offers food directly to the consumer

Vending Machine : a self-service mechanical device that dispenses food or drink that is purchased

Wholesale Food Facility : a business that packages, prepares, processes or stores food for sale to a retail food business