SPECIAL EVENT FOOD STAND GUIDELINES
- Hand washing. If a hand washing sink is not located on site you must provide a hand washing facility. You can use a water cooler with a spigot placed on top of a table, with a bucket on the ground to catch waste water. Also provide soap and paper towels.
- Hand washing. Food service workers need to wash their hands before preparing or serving food; at the start of their shift, after handling raw meat, after handling soiled items or cleaning, after taking a break, after eating or smoking, and after using the restroom.
- Health & Hygiene. People that are ill with diarrhea or vomiting are not allowed to work in the food service operation. No one with cuts, burns, or other skin abrasions should be allowed to handle food.
- Cooking. Use a food thermometer to check on cooking temperatures. Foods need to be cooked to 165 degrees F.
- Thermometer. A thermometer must be provided to take food temperatures.
- Cold Holding. Foods that require refrigeration must be held at 41 degrees F. or below. Mechanical refrigeration is required.
- Hot Holding. Once the food is cooked to the proper temperature it must be held at 140 degrees F. or above. Crockpots are not allowed.
- Food Handling. Bare hand contact with food is not permitted. All people handling food must wear disposable gloves. Use disposable gloves, tongs, napkins, or other utensils to handle food. Hands must still be washed when using gloves or other serving utensils.
- Food Preparation. All food preparation must be completed on site. Food can not be prepared at home. Food must be prepared on the day of the event, unless it is prepared by a licensed food establishment such as a restaurant, grocery store, or caterer.
- Ice. Ice used to cool cans and bottles should not be used in cup beverages. Ice for cups should be stored separately and be dispensed with a scoop not with hands.
- Wiping cloths. Rinse and store your wiping cloths in a bucket of sanitizer (1 capful of bleach in 1 gallon of water). Change the solution every two hours.
- Dish Washing. Wash cooking equipment and utensils in a 4-step sanitizing process: 1) washing in hot soapy water, 2) rinsing in hot water, 3) sanitizing in a solution of 1 capful of bleach and 1 gallon of water, 4) air drying.