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CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE
Excerpt from
CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
PART 7. CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE
Effective January 1, 2020
California Retail Food Code Effective January 1, 2020
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS 4
CHAPTER 2. DEFINITIONS 7
CHAPTER 3. MANAGEMENT AND PERSONNEL
Article 1 – Supervision 26
Article 2 – Employee Knowledge 27
Article 3 – Employee Health 32
Article 4 – Handwashing 34
Article 5 – Personal Cleanliness 37
Article 6 – Hygienic Practices 37
CHAPTER 4. GENERAL FOOD SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
Article 1 – Protection from Contamination 39
Article 2 – Time Temperature Relationships 42
Article 3 – Food from Approved Sources 47
Article 4 – Receipt of Food 48
Article 5 – Food Storage 51
Article 6 – Specialized Processing Methods 52
Article 7 – Food Display and Service 53
Article 8 – Consumer Information 58
CHAPTER 5. CLEANING AND SANITIZING OF EQUIPMENT 61
AND UTENSILS
CHAPTER 6. EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS, AND LINENS
Article 1 – Design and Construction 69
Article 2 – Ventilation 72
Article 3 – Location and Installation 73
Article 4 – Maintenance and Operation 76
Article 5 – Linens 77
CHAPTER 7. WATER, PLUMBING, AND WASTE
Article 1 – Water 78
Article 2 – Liquid Waste 79
Article 3 – Mobile Water and Wastewater Tanks 80
Article 4 – Refuse 83
CHAPTER 8. PHYSICAL FACILITIES
Article 1 – Toilet Facilities 84
Article 2 – Lighting 85
Article 3 – Poisonous and Toxic Materials 86
Article 4 – Employee Storage Area 86
Article 5 – Premises and Facilities 87
Article 6 – Vermin and Animals 87
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CHAPTER 9. PERMANENT FOOD FACILITIES 89
Article 1 – Floors, Walls, and Ceilings 89
Article 2 – Toilet Facilities 91
Article 3 – Janitorial Facilities 92
Article 4 – Premises 92
Article 5 – Prepackaged Nonpotentially Hazardous Food 93
CHAPTER 10. MOBILE FOOD FACILITIES 93
CHAPTER 10.1. CATERING OPERATION AND HOST FACILITIES 101
CHAPTER 10.5. NONPROFIT CHARITABLE TEMPORARY 104
FOOD FACILITIES
CHAPTER 10.6. LIMITED SERVCIE CHARITABLE FEEDING OPERATION 105
CHAPTER 11. TEMPORARY FOOD FACILITIES 108
CHAPTER 11.5. COTTAGE FOOD OPERATIONS 111
CHAPTER 11.6. MICROENTERPRISE HOME KITCHEN OPERATION 115
CHAPTER 12. CERTIFIED FARMERS’ MARKETS 122
CHAPTER 12.5 FARM STANDS AND COMMUNITY FOOD PRODUCTION 125
CHAPTER 12.7. FISHERMEN’S MARKETS 127
CHAPTER 12.8 CHILDREN’S MEALS 129
CHAPTER 13. COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT
Article 1 – Plan Review and Permits 130
Article 2 – Enforcement 132
Article 3 – Permit Suspension and Revocation 133
Article 4 – Variance 134
Article 5 – HACCP Exemptions 136
Article 6 – Exemptions 139
Article 7 – Food Facility Food Donations 140
Article 8 – Child Day Care Facilities, Community Care 141
Facilities and Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly
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California Retail Food Code Effective January 1, 2020
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions
113700. These provisions shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Retail Food
Code, hereafter referred to as “this part.”
113703. The purpose of this part is to safeguard public health and provide to consumers food
that is safe, unadulterated, and honestly presented through adoption of science-based
standards.
113705. The Legislature finds and declares that the public health interest requires that there be
uniform statewide health and sanitation standards for retail food facilities to assure the people
of this state that the food will be pure, safe, and unadulterated. Except as provided in Section
113709, it is the intent of the Legislature to occupy the whole field of health and sanitation
standards for retail food facilities, and the standards set forth in this part and regulations
adopted pursuant to this part shall be exclusive of all local health and sanitation standards
relating to retail food facilities.
113707. The department shall adopt regulations to implement and administer this part.
113709. This part does not prohibit a local governing body from adopting an evaluation or
grading system for food facilities, from prohibiting any type of food facility, from adopting an
employee health certification program, from regulating the provision of consumer toilet and
handwashing facilities, from adopting requirements for the public safety regulating the type of
vending and the time, place, and manner of vending from vehicles upon a street pursuant to its
authority under subdivision (b) of Section 22455 of the Vehicle Code, or from prohibiting the
presence of pet dogs in outdoor dining areas of food facilities.
113711. In all laws and regulations, references to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section
113700) or the California Uniform Retail Food Facilities Law, shall mean this part or the
California Retail Food Code.
113713.
(a) Primary responsibility for enforcement of this part shall be with the local enforcement
agency. Nothing in this part shall prevent the department from taking any necessary program
or enforcement actions for the protection of the public health and safety.
(b) The department shall provide technical assistance, training, standardization, program
evaluation, and other services to local health agencies as necessary to ensure the uniform
interpretation and application of this part, when an appropriation is made to the department for
this purpose.
(c) Whenever the enforcement of the requirements of this part by any local enforcement
agency is satisfactory to the department, the enforcement of this part shall not be duplicated by
the department. The department shall investigate to determine satisfactory enforcement of this
part by evaluating the program of each local enforcement agency at least once every three
years and shall prepare a report of the evaluation and list any program improvements needed
only when an appropriation is made to the department for these purposes.
113715. Any construction, alteration, remodeling, or operation of a food facility shall be
approved by the enforcement agency and shall be in accordance with all applicable local,
state, and federal statutes, regulations, and ordinances, including but not limited to, fire,
building, and zoning codes.
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