Retail Food Program Forms and Information

For more information about the Repeat Major Violation Program or the Retail Food Inspection Program, please call Environmental Health at (650) 372-6200. Inspection information is public information. Please call for an appointment to review the file on a food facility that you may be interested in or to talk with the inspector for that area.

Food Program Fees

• Exemptions
• Fees

Forms and Information Packets

• Application for New Business/Change of Ownership - (PDF)
• Plan Check Permit Application (PDF)
• Tobacco Sales Permit Application - (PDF)
• Food Safety Checklist - (PDF)
• Bed & Breakfast Food Facility Guidelines (PDF)

Temporary Event Forms

• Vendor (Food Booth) Application - (PDF)
• Coordinator Application - (PDF)
• Temporary Event Requirements - (PDF)
• Event Coordinator Check List (PDF)
• Check List for Food Booth - (PDF)
• CCDEH Retail Food Sampling Guidelines
• Temporary Event Fees - (PDF)
• Article 13 - Temporary Food Facilities - (PDF)
• Article 13.5 - Nonprofit Charitable Temporary Food Facilities - (PDF)

Mobile Food Facilities

• Mobile Food Facility Coordinator Application (PDF)
• Mobile Food Permit Application Packet  (PDF)
• Mobile Food Application  (PDF)
• Commissary Agreement Form (PDF)
• Truck Location Form  (PDF)
• Vehicle Substitution Form  (PDF)
• Mobile Food Checklist (PDF)
• Commissary Resource List (PDF)
• CalCode - Mobile Food  (PDF)
• Non -Operational Form (PDF)

Certified Farmers Markets

• Certified Farmers Markets Vendor Requirements - (PDF)

Cottage Food Operations

• Cottage Food Operation Form (PDF)
• Approved Cottage Food List
• Cottage Food Operator Guidelines (PDF)
• Frequently Asked Questions (CDPH)
• California Department of Public Health Cottage Food Website

Complaints

• How to register a complaint
• Online Complaint Form

Food Safety Training

• Food Handler Card Requirement (pdf)
• Manager Food Safety Certification Frequently Asked Questions
• Approved Manager Food Safety Certification Courses
• Partnership for Food Safety Education

Laws and Regulations

• California Retail Food Code (Cal Code) (PDF)
• Sherman Food, Drug and Cosmetic Law (PDF)
• Tran Fat Ban Law Letter to Food Service Operators (PDF)
• Trans Fat Brochure (PDF)

Plan Check Information

• Food Facility Plan Check Process

State Department Of Health Service Links

• State Department of Health Services, Food and Drug Branch
• Food Safety Program
• Frequently Asked Questions About Wholesale Food Business Requirements In California
• Wholesale Processed Food Registration Procedures

Other Links

• What to do if you have a problem with food products
• Consumer Information From USDA on Food Safety
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• USDA/FDA Foodborne Illness Education Information Center
• California Restaurant Association
• California Grocers Association
• Seniors and Food Safety