City of Long Beach, CA - Food Program

Food Facility Inspection Program

The goal of the food program is to ensure that the food sold and served in the City of Long Beach is safe, wholesome, properly labeled and advertised, and produced under sanitary conditions. Food facilities inspected include: Restaurants, Markets, Bakeries, Bars, Hospital Cafeterias, Commissaries, Mobile Food Preparation Vehicles, Packaged Food Trucks, Food Carts, Food Warehouses, Food Salvagers, Food Processors.

The Food Inspection Program:

enforces state and local food safety regulations in over 2,000 food facilities in the city
reviews plans and performs construction progress inspections on all new or remodeled food facilities
licenses and inspects mobile food facilities (carts) and mobile food preparation units (hot trucks)
regulates food operators at outdoor special events
licenses and inspects laundries, health spas, massage establishments, and tanning salons
focuses on the education of food handlers and food operators
stresses prevention of foodborne illness during routine inspections

Food Handler Card Requirement

The State of California Food Handler Card Law (SB602) is effective on July 1, 2011. Food handlers involved in the preparation, storage, or service of food in a food facility must obtain a food handler card. Enforcement of the law will be limited to education and notification of requirements until January 1, 2012 to allow for clarification of the law to be adopted.

For additional information - Food Handler Card Mailer
California Food Handler Card Law Frequently Asked Questions
California Accredited Food Handler Card Exam Providers

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Additional Resources:

California Retail Food Code (Cal Code)

Food Inspection Program Brochure

Food Inspection Program Brochure (Spanish)

Cooling Techniques (English/Spanish)

Cooking and Holding Temperature Requirements (English/Spanish)