Food Safety

With the Food Industry

Foodborne illness in the United States is a major cause of personal distress, preventable death, and avoidable economic burden. The food industry and regulatory authorities share responsibility for ensuring that food provided to the consumer is safe and does not become a cause of a disease outbreak or contribute to the transmission of communicable diseases. This shared responsibility extends to ensuring that consumer expectations are met and that food is unadulterated, prepared in a clean environment, and honestly presented.

Purpose

The purpose of this program is to assure that food provided for human consumption is wholesome, properly labeled and advertised; and, that it has been produced, handled, and stored under conditions and by practices which are safe and sanitary.

Inspections

Activities within the program include the inspection of restaurants, markets, bars, bakeries, farmers markets, commissaries, mobile food facilities, temporary facilities, and cottage food operations to determine compliance with the consumer protection requirements of the California Retail Food Code.
  

Food Safety During Power Outages

Message from Sierra County Environmental Health
Food Safety During Power Outages (from American Red Cross)
Guidelines for Food Retail Establishments During Temporary Power Outages

Resources
From Farm to Table
FDA
Food Manager
Food Handler
Become a BAC fighter
Home Food Safety MBS
Still Tasty
USDA