ORDINANCE NO._______________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO,

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 4.56 OF THE ORDINANCE CODE AND ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 4.56 RELATING TO FOOD FACILITIES

The Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, ORDAINS as follows:

SECTION 1.

Chapter 4.56 of the Ordinance Code is hereby repealed;

SECTION 2.

Chapter 4.56 is added to the Ordinance Code to read as follows:

4.56.010 “Food Facility” defined.

The term “food facility” shall have the same meaning as that defined in Division 104, Part 7, Chapter 4 of the California Health and Safety Code (hereinafter “the California Uniform Retail Food Facilities Law” or “CURFFL

4.56.020 “Food Establishment” defined

The term “food establishment” shall have the same meaning as that defined in CURFFL.

4.56.030 “Mobile Food Facility” defined.

The term “mobile food facility” shall have the same meaning as that defined in CURFFL.

4.56.040 “Mobile Food Preparation Unit” defined.

The term “mobile food preparation unit” shall have the same meaning as that defined in CURFFL.

4.56.050 Approval by County Health Officer, or his/her designee.

Any person operating a food facility shall obtain all necessary permits to conduct business, including, but not limited to, a public health permit. In addition to the penalties prescribed under Article 4 (commencing with Section 113925), violators shall be subject to closure of the facility and a penalty not to exceed three times the cost of the public health permit.

4.56.060 Mobile food facility duration time in one location.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a mobile food facility shall comply with all the State health laws and regulations and the provisions of this code concerning “food establishment ”if it sells or displays food in a single location for more than thirty (30) minutes. A mobile food facility shall also comply with State health laws and regulations and the provisions of this code concerning food establishments if it sells or displays food within 500 feet of a location where it has sold or displayed food for five (5) minutes in the previous four (4) hour period.

4.56.070 Posting of Inspection Reports.

Upon issuance of a routine inspection report by the health officer, the owner/operator of the food facility shall immediately post and maintain a copy of this document. This report shall be in a location that is clearly visible and available for review by the general public and patrons entering the establishment.

4.56.080 Mandatory Food Safety Education.

When the County Health Officer, or his/her designee, during an administrative hearing, determines either of the following:

a.

Repeated violation of critical factors affecting food safety, as defined in CURFFL Section 113946. or

b.

The owner or employee with the Food Safety Certification has failed to ensure that all employees who handle unpackaged food have sufficient knowledge and understanding of how to safely prepare and serve food.

The County Health Officer, or his/her designee, may require the owner to send all staff who engage in food preparation to an approved food handler program as defined in CURFFL. The food safety education class shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

a.

Causes and contributing factors of food-borne illness, the relationship between time and temperature with respect to food-borne illness, and the relationship between personal hygiene and food safety;

b.

Methods of preventing food contamination in all stages of food handling; and

C.

Procedures for cleaning and sanitizing food handling equipment and utensils.

SECTION 3.

This Ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days from the passage date thereof.

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