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This Program visits approximately 11,000 retail food facilities to ensure safe food handling practices, proper sanitation, and compliance with the California Health and Safety Code within the county.

    Food Facility Quick Links

    Food Facility Grading

    Food Safety Guidance Documents to Keep You Safe

    Procedures in the Event of a Disaster or Emergency: English | Spanish

    Food Safety During Rolling Blackouts

    Food Expiration Dates: English | Spanish

    Juicing Regulations & Requirements

    Menu Labeling: English | Spanish

    Animals in Food Facilities: English | Spanish

    Animal Slaughtering: English | Spanish

    Pet Dogs in Outdoor Dining Areas: English | Spanish

    Rapid Cooling: English | Spanish

    Handwashing: English Spanish

    Dishwashing Sanitizing: English | Spanish

    In-Place Sanitization 

    Thermometers: English Spanish

    Major Food Allergens: English | Spanish

    Time as a Public Health Control: English | Spanish

    Cockroach Control 

    Ice, the Forgotten Food: English | Spanish 

    Temporary Buffets 

    Vertical Broilers: English | Spanish 

    Closure for Cockroach Infestation: 
    English | Spanish 

    Reopening a Food Facility After Extended Closure: 
    English | Spanish 

    Requirements for Breakfast Service at Hotels: 
    English | Spanish  

    Culinary Gardens: English | Spanish 

    Sales of Prepackaged Food From Home: English | Spanish 

    Open-Air BBQ’s, Smokers and Wood-burning Ovens: English | Spanish

    Foodborne Illness

    Common Food Poisonings: English | Spanish

    E. coli and Ground Beef

    Food Worker Illness Flowchart

    Norovirus

    Hepatitis A: English | Spanish 

    Raw Oyster Warning

    Salmonella and Eggs: English | Spanish

     

    Food Handler Quick Links

    About this Program

    In this program, routine, unannounced inspections and complaint investigations are conducted at over 10,000 retail food facilities by Registered Environmental Health Specialists, to verify compliance with the California Health and Safety Code and Riverside County Ordinances.  Retail food facilities include restaurants, markets, schools, food trucks and carts, food booths at special events, vending machines, catering operations, and more.  

    Complaint investigation responses include reports of foodborne illness, food contamination, or other violations of the California Health and Safety Code.  You can submit a complaint by either calling one of our area offices or submitting the information online.

    This program also administers the Food Handler Certification Program to ensure food handlers have adequate knowledge when working with food. 

    Food Safety

    Food safety is an important part of public health.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates there are about 48 million people affected by foodborne illnesses each year, of which 3,000 result in death.  According to the CDC, the TOP 5 foodborne illness risk factors are:

    1. Improper Holding Temperatures Food Temperatures Guidance: English | Spanish
    2. Improper Cooking Temperatures Cooking and Reheating Guidance: English | Spanish
    3. Dirty or Contaminated Utensils and Equipment Dishwashing Guidance: English | Spanish
    4. Poor Employee Health and Hygiene Handwashing Guidance: English | Spanish
    5. Food from Unsafe Sources Approved Food Source Guidance: English | Spanish

    Food Safety Videos

    Temperature Danger Zone

    Food Handlers & Their Hands