Food Compliance
Program Supervisor
(801) 538-7124
Information for markets and vendors who sell food items at outdoor food markets and farmers markets
Mission Statement
The mission of the food program is to ensure:
- Foods are safe, wholesome, and sanitary
- Food products are honestly, accurately, and informatively represented
- Products are in compliance with Utah's laws and regulations
- Noncompliance is identified and corrected
- Unsafe or unlawful products are removed from the market
Utah has a coordinated approach to assessing food safety consisting
of prioritization and risk reduction. This allows us to focus on critical
issues and maximize our efforts.
The Food Compliance Program monitors and evaluates the food supply as
it moves in commerce. Program initiatives are designed and implemented
to ensure that risk factors in the food chain are identified and eliminated.
Facilities
inspected include bakeries, grocery stores, warehouses, retail meat
markets, food processing plants, produce markets, ethnic markets,
salvage stores, and truck wrecks (when food products are involved).
Inspections evaluate employee health, risk factor intervention, sources
of food, hygenic practices, HACCP plans, pest control, conformance
to approved procedures, chemical use and handling, construction of
food establishments (water supply, floors, walls, ceilings, equipment,
lighting, plumbing), and product labeling.
Utah
Code and Administrative Rules Relating to Food Safety and Compliance
- Utah Wholesome Food Act (Utah Code Annotated: Title 4, Chapter 5)
- Charitable Donation of Food (Utah Code Annotated: Title 4, Chapter 34)
- Food Establishment Registration (R70-540)
- Compliance Procedures (R70-201)
- Food Protection Rule (R70-530)
- Uniform Retail Wheat Standards of Identity (R70-610)
- Water Vending Machine (R70-630)
- 2005 Food Code (Federal)
Federal
Government Agency Product Recalls
- USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Meat and Poultry Product Recalls
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration Product Recalls, Alerts, and Warnings
Cottage Food Rule Information
- Cover Letter
- Application Form
- Checklist for Home Food Production
- Labeling Guidelines for Home Produced Foods
- Sample Labels - Cottage Cookie Company
- Sanitizing with bleach guide
- List of food processing authorities
- Full text of the Cottage Food statute (Cottage food production operations)
- Full text of the Cottage Food Production rule (R070-560)
Requirements for New Food Establishments in Utah
- Cover Letter
- Guidelines for Food Establishments
- Information on the Food Compliance and Weights and Measures Registration Programs
Bottled Water Information
- General Information on Bottled Water
- Utah Regulations for Bottled Water
- Federal Regulations for Product Labeling (Chapter 21 Part 101, Code of Federal Regulations)
- Federal Regulations for Bottled Water (Chapter 21 Part 129, Code of Federal Regulations)
- Federal Regulations for Beverages (Chapter 21 Part 165, Code of Federal Regulations)
Canning Information
Base Fees, Food Inspection
| Small (Less than 1,000 sq ft / 4 or fewer employees) | $30.00 |
| Medium (1,000 to 5,000 sq ft, limited food processing) | $90.00 |
| Large (Food processor over 1,000 sq ft / Retail food establishment 1,000 to 50,000 sq ft and two or fewer food processing areas / Food storage warehouse 1,000 to 50,000 sq ft) | $150.00 |
| Super (Food processor over 20,000 sq ft / Retail food establishment over 50,000 sq ft and more than two food processing areas / Food storage warehouse over 50,000 sq ft) | $290.00 |
Special Inspection
Fees, Food and Dairy
| Inspection fee, per hour | $26.50 |
| Food and Dairy Inspection fee, overtime rate | $34.40 |
| Certificate of Inspection | $10.00 |
| Citations, maximum per violation | $500.00 |