Retail Food Programs

Contra Costa County Environmental Health is responsible for ensuring that all food establishments are operated in compliance with applicable Local, State and Federal regulations. These regulations are intended to guarantee that food will be pure, safe and unadulterated.

• Fee Schedule
• Food Safety Certification Schedules
• Search Food Facility Inspections
• Regulations

Food Facilities

• Certified Farmers' Market
• Farm Stands
• Licensed Health Care Facilities
• Mobile Food Facilities (Catering Trucks, ice cream carts, produce trucks, etc)
• Permanent Food Facilities (Restaurants, etc)
• Temporary Food Facilities
• Vending Machines

Applications

• Consumer Protection Services Application
• Permit Exemption Registration Form

More applications listed under Food Facilities link.

General Information

• Cottage Food Operations (Homemade Food Act):
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • CDPH information
  • Registration/Permitting Form | PDF
  • Self Certification Checklist | PDF
  • Cottage Food Operator Training
  • Consumer Protection Services Application
• New Official Inspection Reports:
  • Notice
  • Official Inspection Report | Page 2
     - Violation Descriptions: Spanish | Chinese
  • Watch Video Introducing New Forms
• Signage:
  • Warewashing Sticker | Spanish
• Raw Milk:
  • FDA fact sheet
  • MDARD fact sheet
• Additional Forms and Hand-Outs:
  • Safe Ways to Cool Food
  • Catering Guidelines
  • Food Safety Handout | Spanish | Chinese
  • Notification of Reportable Illness
  • Time as a Public Health Control Guidance and Worksheet | TPHC Monitoring Chart

Questions and Complaints

• FAQs
• Complaints
• Administrative Hearing Process