Resources for Foodservice Operators

Allergen Awareness:

• Food Allergen Awareness for Virginia Food Establishments
• CFP Allergen Notifications Guidelines:  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.

Boil Water Advisory:

• Guidelines for Food Establishments Under a Boil Water Advisory

Commissary and Incubator Kitchens:

• AFDO Guidelines for Incubator Kitchens

Current Foodborne Outbreaks and Recalls:

• Food Recalls and Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
• USDA Recalls & Public Health Alerts

Digitizing Food Safety Managment:

• CFP 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.  

Emergency Response and Action Plan:

• CFP Emergency Action Plan for Retail Food Establishments  
• Food Safety During Power Outage
• VDH – Food Safety During Disasters and Climate Emergencies 

Employee Education and Managment:

• Active Managerial Control Toolbox
• FDA Educational posters/materials for employees in multiple languages

Employee Health:

• Can Restaurant Managers Talk to Sick Employees?
• FDA Employee Health Reporting Forms
• FDA Employee Health Toolkit
• FDA – Vomit and Diarrhea Event Response Resources
  • Guidance for Cleanup of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (English)
  • Guidance for Cleanup of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Chinese)
  • Guidance for Cleanup of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Spanish)
• Norovirus for Food Handlers Poster

Food Shelf Life Guide:

• FoodKeeper App – The FoodKeeper is a shelf life guide indexed by name of food product.  This will help you determine how long you can store food products  to ensure quality, freshness, and safety.  By following this guide, you will be able to keep items fresh longer than if they were not stored properly. It was developed by the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, with Cornell University and the Food Marketing Institute. It is also available as a mobile application for Android and Apple devices.

Regulations:

• 2022 FDA Food Code
• Virginia Foodservice Regulations

Safe Shellfish:

• Safe Shellfish Harvesting

Specialized Food Processes:

• AFDO Specialized Processes:  Guidance for Developing HACCP Plans – Downloadable Templates and Examples.