Basic Food Facility Requirements

The Environmental Health Division regulates retail food facilities, conducts routine inspections of permitted food facilities, and investigates food facility complaints.

How to Start a Food Business - an easy-to-follow guide

• How to Start a Food Business
• Do I really need a health permit(PDF, 108KB) - food permit flowchart
• Food Facility Health Permit Application(PDF, 660KB)
• Food Handler Certification - State Law requires all food facilities serving open potentially hazardous foods to have at least one person who has successfully passed a State-accredited examination about food safety. The certification is valid for a maximum of three years. For the convenience of the local community, this office offers an approved examination.
  • El Dorado County Food Safety Certification Classes
  • List of Approved and Accredited Food Safety Certification Examinations
• General Guidelines for Food Protection & Sanitation Practices
• Guidelines for Safe Food Service
  • Cleaning and Sanitizing(PDF, 130KB)
  • Cooking Temperatures(PDF, 141KB)
  • Cooling Food(PDF, 120KB)
  • Thawing Food(PDF, 113KB)
  • Storage Temperatures(PDF, 136KB)
  • Receiving and Storage(PDF, 115KB)
  • Handwashing(PDF, 118KB)
  • Cross Contamination(PDF, 109KB)
  • Thermometer Calibration(PDF, 91KB)