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Food
Facility Information
Quick Links:
- California Retail Food Code (10/11/2009)
- Food Establishment Health Permit Application
- Application for Food Facility Plan Check
- Mandatory Checklist for New Construction or Remodel of a Food Establishment.
- Equipment Replacement Checklist
- Cleaning and Sanitizing Utensils and Equipment for Effective Disease Protection
- Cooling Food Properly
- Cross Contamination
- Food Receiving and Storage
- Guidelines for Final Cooking Temperatures of Potentially Hazardous Foods
- Hand Washing
- Holding Temperature for Safe Food Handling
- Proper Ways to Thaw Food
- Commissary Verification for Mobile Food Facility and Mobile Support Unit NEW
- Espresso Cart Requirements NEW
- Hot Dog Cart Requirements NEW
- Ice Cream Cart Requirements NEW
- Ice Cream Truck Requirements NEW
- Trans Fat Fact Sheet NEW
- Mobile
Food Facility/Mobile Support Unit Written Operational Procedures: in Word
in PDF
Forms in Spanish/ Formas en Espanol:
- Cleaning and Sanitizing Utensils and Equipment for Effective Disease Protection/ Limpieza Y Desinfeccion de Utensilios Y Equipo para la Proteccion Efectiva Contra Enfermedades.
- Cooling Food Properly/ Instrucciones para Enfriar la Comida.
- Cross Contamination/ La Contaminacion Cruzada.
- Food Receiving and Storage/ Instrucciones para Recibir Y Almacenar la Comida.
- Guidelines for Final Cooking Temperatures of Potentially Hazardous Foods/ Guia para las Temperaturas Finales de Cocimiento de Comidas Potencialmente Peligrosas.
- Hand Washing/ Instrucciones para Lavarce las Manos.
- Holding Temperature for Safe Food Handling/ Como Mantener la Temperatura para el Manejo Seguro de la Comida.
- Proper Ways to Thaw Food/ Instrucciones para Descongelar la Comida
Swimming Pools and Spas
- Application for Pool/Spa Plan Check
- Swimming Pool Plan Check Sheet
- Spa Pool Plan Check Sheet
- Pool-Spa Regulations
- Swimming Pool and Spa Minor Remodel Plan Review form
- How to Comply with Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (2008)
- Virginia Graeme Baker (VGB) 2009 Update ***NEW***
Housing & Vector Control (rodents & insects)
Links:
- California Department of Consumer Affairs Tenants booklet
- Santa Cruz County District Attorney - Consumer Protection - Tenant-Landlord information
- Santa Cruz County Planning Department - Code Compliance
- American Lung Association Healthy Home Tip Sheets
Indoor Air Quality (Mold, Radon, other concerns)
- Got Mold? FAQs about mold
- Is Indoor Mold Contamination a Threat to Health
- EPA: A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture, and your Home
- Moisture and Air: Problems and Remedies
- EPA: Mold
- Indoor Air Quality Association - Mold Resources
- HUD: Controlling and Preventing Household Mold and Moisture Problems
- Healthy Indoor Air for America's Homes
- Lead Safe Housing List (Watsonville)
- Federal Agencies:
- California Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
- Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency
- Rodent Control Tips
- Getting Rid of Rats
- Hantavirus Fact Sheet
- Strategies, legislation, and tips
- Tip Sheets
- Hantavirus Fact Sheet
- Getting Rid of Rats
Insects (cockroaches, mosquitoes, flies)
Employee Housing (including Labor Supply Camps)
- Employee Housing Law (California Health and Safety Code)
- Employee Housing Regulations (Title 25)
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