FOOD SAFETY PROGRAM

Food Establishments – Regulations & Resources

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Regulations
Powers and Duties of State Board of Health (RCW 43.20.050)
Washington State Food Service Regulations (Chapter 246-215 WAC)
Washington State Retail Food Code Working Document
     –Food Code Rule Revision (Draft)
Spokane Regional Health District Board of Health Resolution No. 05-03
Spokane Regional Health District Board of Health Resolution No. 05-04
2012 Fee Schedule
Enforcement Procedure Summary

Educational Handouts

• Foodborne Illness Reporting Fact Sheet
• Food Establishment and School Operations During a Boil Water Advisory

Food Safety

• Hand Washing Sign – Be a Germ Buster  (dual English/ Spanish)
• Hand Washing Sign – Wash Your Hands
• Prevent Bare Hand Contact with Ready-to-Eat Foods
• Proper Glove Use
• Potentially Hazardous Foods (PHF’s)
• Danger Zone
• Calibrate Your Thermometer
• Produce
• Egg Handling
• Prevent Cross Contamination

Cold Holding, Thawing and Cooling

• Refrigeration Storage
• Cold Hold Using Ice
• Correct Thawing Procedures
• Cooling
• Ice Bath Cooling Method for Liquid Foods
• Reduce Intact Meats to Portions No Thicker Than Four Inches

Cooking and Hot Holding

• Minimum Cooking Temperatures
• Time/Temperature Cooking Chart for Roast Beef, Pork and Ham
• Microwave Cooking of Raw Animal Foods
• Keep Hot Foods Hot at 140º F

Sanitizer and Dishwashing

• Sanitize
• Correct Dishwashing Procedures

Miscellaneous Handouts

• Ice Machines
• Indirect Drainage
• Requirements for Espresso Operations
• Public Health Labeling for Packaged Foods
  

Educational Handouts in Foreign Languages

• Chinese
• Spanish
• Vietnamese
• Russian
• Korean

Educational Videos

• “Food Safety: It’s Up to You”  30 minutes  (English only) 
• “Food Safety is in Your Hands”  7 minutes  (English, Cantonese, Korean, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese)

Equipment Resources
Some of these products are available locally through restaurant suppliers, chemical companies, dishwasher companies, etc. Check the telephone directory.

Thermometers

• Raytek
• Tech Instrumentation                     
• Taylor USA                                 
• Comark
• Thermoworks
• Cooper-Atkins

Test Strips

• BC Scientific
• Micro Essential Laboratory
• Paper Thermometer Company