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Food Safety for Consumers
Food Recalls - A recall is a voluntary action by a manufacturer or distributor to protect the public from products which may cause health problems.
Use these
Mythbusters to identify basic safe food handling practices:
- Myth 1: Lemon juice and salt will clean and sanitize a cutting board.(PDF)
- Myth 2: Putting chicken in a colander and rinsing it with water will remove bacteria such as Salmonella.(PDF)
- Myth 3: Once a hamburger turns brown in the middle it is cooked.(PDF)
- Myth 4: You should not put hot food in the refrigerator.(PDF)
HOME FOOD SAFETY
Be Food Safe. Food safety risks at home are more
common than most people think.
Learn more about CLEAN, SEPARATE, COOK and
CHILL.
Safe Food Preparation
- General Tips
-
Health Risks of Raw Milk- Please contact the
Fairfax County Health Department with your questions or concerns
at
703-246-2444 TTY: 591-6435. - Limits to Leftovers
- Food Safety for Seniors
- Kids Food Safety
- Foodborne Illness
- Allergy Awareness
Food Safety in Emergencies
Food Establishment Inspections
Types of inspections
Inspection reports
Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQs)
Join the Health Department in preventing illness through proper hand washing techniques.
Food Safety for Restaurant Owners/Operator
Smoking Ban in Effect December 1,
2009
New legislation prohibits smoking in restaurants that are open to the
public. However, smoking may be permitted in food establishments under certain conditions.
FOOD CODES
Fairfax County Code: Chapter
43.1
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
2005 Food Code
NEWS AND UPDATES
Food for Thought Newsletter - Print a copy for use
by all employees -
Current Issue
(PDF - 1Mb)
Newsletter archive
PERMITS
Permits for food
establishments.
Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQs)
APPLICATIONS
Permit to operate a
food establishment (PDF) - New Establishment, change of ownership,
renewal applications.
Certified Food Manager (CFM)
Guidelines - Requirements, training and testing
locations.
TRAINING MATERIALS
- Information Packet (PDF)
- Coordinator's Application (PDF)
- Food Vendor Application (PDF)
- FAQs - Temporary Events
YOUTH ATHLETIC CONCESSION
STANDS
- Information packet (PDF)
- Permit application (PDF)
- Food Safety Workshops and Schedules
- FAQs - Youth Athletic Concession Stands
Food Code of Fairfax County, Chapter 43.1, incorporates the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) 2005 Food Code. Together, these codes govern the operation of food service establishments in Fairfax County. Contact information about the code, Chapter 43.1 Food Code as provide by the Municode Web site.
FDA 2005 Food Code - Food and Drug Administration.
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