Foodservice Regulations

Virginia Food Regulations 

2022 FDA Food Code Annex or Food Code??

Resources for Foodservice Operators

Educational posters/materials for employees in multiple language

Vomit and Diarrhea Event Response Resources

Norovirus for Food Handlers Poster

Employee Health and Personal Hygiene Handbook

Food Allergen Awareness for Virginia Food Establishments 

Food Allergen Notifications:  A Guidance for Industry: This document provides food operators with current industry best practices for notifying consumers of major food allergens present in menu items and food that is unpackaged. 

Restaurant Preparedness for Power Outages in Virginia

Emergency Action Plan for Retail Food Establishments

General Best Practice Guidance for Food Establishments for Implementing Digital Food Safety Management Systems:This document provides guidance for implementing a digital food safety management system to generate data to prove compliance,demonstrate food safety practices are being followed, and reduce risk factors in the facility. 

Specialized Processes:  Guidance for Devloping HACCP Plans-Downloadable Templates and Examples

 

 

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Insert—This section to become first sentence under—How to Obtain a Mobile Unit permit   A 2018 the Department of Housing and Community Development passed requirements for fire safety specific to mobile food establishments. You may find a handout to assist mobile food unit operators in planning the unit. insert here. https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/content/uploads/sites/20/2019/03/Mobile-food-preparation-vehicle-handout.pdf

Insert as last paragraph in same section:   Effective July 1, 2017, the Virginia Department of Health is now required to issue mobile food unit licenses in the form of a sticker that shall be prominently displayed on mobile food units. This change was enacted due to the passage of House Bill 1625 insert here:  https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0281+pdf during the 2017 Virginia General Assembly legislative session.