Local Health Food Safety Resources

Workshop

Investigating and Reporting Foodborne Illness

Notifiable Conditions: Foodborne Disease Outbreaks - Forms and guidelines for investigating and reporting foodborne disease outbreaks.

Food Service Rules and Guidelines

Food Service Rules/Code - Safety regulations for food served or sold to the public.

Charity Food Donation Guidelines

Power Outage Guidelines for Food Establishments

Food Safety Review Council

Food Safety Review Council - Partnership among industry, government, academia, and the consumer to promote food safety through improving consistency in the interpretation of the food service rules statewide.

Publication Ordering

Local health agencies can order the following publications in bulk through the Department of Enterprise's myPRINT.

Washington State Retail Food Code (PDF)
Food Establishment Inspection Report Forms

Signs for Food Establishments

Hand Washing Signs - General hand washing signs for customers and required hand washing signs for food employees.
Keep It Healthy (PDF) - Spanish (PDF) | Chinese (PDF) | Korean (PDF)
Germs are easy to spread. Sick food workers may not work with food or food-contact surfaces.
Keep It Untouched (PDF) - Spanish (PDF) | Chinese (PDF) | Korean (PDF)
Bare hands may have germs that can spread to food. Ready-to-eat foods may not be handled with bare hands.
Keep It Separate (PDF) - Spanish (PDF) | Chinese (PDF) | Korean (PDF)
Cross contamination is the spread of bacteria from raw meat to other foods.
Keep It Hot (PDF) - Spanish (PDF) | Chinese (PDF) | Korean (PDF)
The food in this unit must be kept at or above 135 degrees F.
Keep It Cold (PDF) - Spanish (PDF) | Chinese (PDF) | Korean (PDF)
The food in this unit must be kept at or below 41 degrees F.
Keep It Hot or Cold (PDF) - Spanish (PDF) | Chinese (PDF) | Korean (PDF)
Bacteria may grow in potentially hazardous foods. Keep foods out of the Danger Zone (41 degrees F - 135 degrees F) for safety.
Cool It Quickly (PDF) - Spanish (PDF) | Chinese (PDF) | Korean (PDF)
Cooling hot foods rapidly is important to prevent illness-causing bacteria from growing in food.
Keep Your Hands Off My Food! (PDF) - Spanish (PDF) | Chinese (PDF) | Korean (PDF)
No bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods.