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FrequentlyAskedQ

GEORGIADEPARTMENTOFPUBLICHEALTH,

ENVIRONMENTALHEALTHSECTION

FrequentlyAskedQuestionsandAnswers

Chapter290-5-14,RulesandRegulations,FoodService

Thefollowingquestionsandanswersareintendedasaguidetoanswersomeofthefrequentlyaskedconsumerquestions.Formoreinformationregardingquestionsregardingaspecificfood-relatedissueofconcerncontactyourlocalCountyEnvironmentalHealthSpecialist.

*Quicklinkstoquestions/answersregarding:

Enforcement:

∙HowdoIdeterminewhichagencyisresponsibleforregulatingafoodfacilitywhenreportingacomplaintorrequestinginformation?

∙HowdoIfileacomplaintaboutafoodserviceestablishmentorreportfoodborneillness?

FindingtheFoodServiceRulesandRegulations:

∙HowcanthegeneralpublicaccessinformationabouttheGeorgiaFoodServiceRulesandRegulations?

Food:

∙Whyarefoodserviceestablishmentsallowedtoserverawand/orundercookedmeat,poultry,eggs,andfishatfoodserviceestablishments?

FoodServiceEstablishmentConstruction:

∙CanIstartconstructiononmyfoodserviceestablishmentpriortosubmittingmyapplicationtotheHealthAuthority?

FoodServiceEstablishmentInspections:

∙HowdoIdeterminewhetherafacilityhasanacceptablenumericalscoreandlettergradebytheinspectionreportform?

∙Whereshouldarestaurantinspectionscorebeposted?

∙WhatshouldIdoifarestaurantinspectionscoreisnotpostedinafoodserviceestablishment?

∙Howmanytimesayeararefoodserviceestablishmentsinspected?

FoodServicePermits:

∙Arethereanyfeesassociatedwithobtainingafoodservicepermit?

∙ArethereanychangesthatIcouldmaketomyfoodserviceestablishmentthatwouldinvalidatemypermit?

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FoodServicePermits:

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∙Whataretherequirementsforobtainingafoodservicepermit?

∙CanIservefoodatafairorfestivalwithoutbeingafoodservicefacilityormobilefoodserviceunitpermittedunderGeorgia'sRulesandRegulationsFoodServiceChapter290-5-14?

∙HowlongcanIoperateunderatemporaryfoodservicepermit?

∙WhendoIneedafoodservicepermit?

∙WheredoIobtainafoodservicepermit?

Hands–ASourceofFoodborneIllnessPathogenContamination:

∙Canafoodserviceestablishmentutilizehandsanitizerasasubstituteforhandwashingwithsoapandwater?

∙Whyisbarehandcontactwithreadytoeatfoodafoodsafetyconcern?

SpecialFoodServiceOperations:

∙CanIpreparefoodathometoserveatatemporaryevent,onmymobilefoodserviceunit,orinmyfoodserviceestablishment?

∙Arethereanylimitationsonthetypesoffoodsthatcanbeservedatatemporaryevent?

∙Whataretherequirementsforoperatingamobilefoodserviceunit?

∙IfIpurchaseamobilefoodserviceunit,willamobileunitpermitallowmetosellfoodthroughoutthestateofGeorgia?

Enforcement:

Q.HowdoIdeterminewhichagencyisresponsibleforregulatingafoodfacilitywhenreportingacomplaintorrequestinginformation?

A.Thereareseveralstateandfederalgovernmentagenciesinvolvedinoverseeingdifferentpartsofthefoodchain.Atthestatelevel,tworegulatoryagenciesstrivetominimizefoodborneillnessinfoodsalesandfoodserviceestablishments.Generally,theGeorgiaDepartmentofAgricultureregulatesthefoodsupplyfromthefarm,throughthefoodprocessingandstoragesitestothegrocerystore.TheGeorgiaDepartmentofCommunityHealth（DCH）,throughCountyHealthDepartments,generallyregulatesfoodserviceestablishmentswherefoodsconsumedonoroffthepremisesofafoodserviceestablishment.

Q.HowdoIfileacomplaintaboutafoodserviceestablishmentorreportfoodborneillness?

A.ContactthelocalHealthDepartmentinthecountyinwhichthefoodserviceestablishmentresidesthatyouarefilingcompliantagainstorsuspectasbeingthesourceoftheillness.GeorgiaCountiesEnvironmentalHealthOffice’scontactinformationcanbefoundat:

http:

//health.state.ga.us/pdfs/environmental/Misc/contactinformation.pdf

FindingtheFoodServiceRulesandRegulations:

Q.HowcanthegeneralpublicaccessinformationabouttheGeorgiaFoodServiceRulesandRegulations?

A.ThegeneralpubliccanaccessmoreinformationregardingtheGeorgiaRulesandRegulationsGoverningFoodServiceestablishmentsinGeorgiaonlineat:

http:

//health.state.ga.us/programs/envservices/foodservice.asp

Food:

Q.Whyarefoodserviceestablishmentsallowedtoserverawand/orundercookedmeat,poultry,eggs,andfishatfoodserviceestablishments?

A.Foodserviceestablishmentsthatdonotserveahighlysusceptiblepopulation（suchasgenerallyfoundinhospitals,nursinghomes,elementaryschools,personalcarehomes,etc.）areallowedtoserverawand/orundercookedmeat,poultry,eggs,andfishprovidedaneffectivewrittenmeansofidentifyingtheproductthatisservedrawand/orundercookedandremindingtheconsumeroftheincreasedpotentialhealthriskassociatedwithconsumingraworundercookedmeat,poultry,eggs,andfish.Therefore,aninformedconsumercanmakethedecisionastowhetherheorshewouldbewillingtotaketheriskofconsumingtheundercookedand/orrawfooditem.

FoodServiceEstablishmentConstruction:

Q.CanIstartconstructiononmyfoodserviceestablishmentpriortosubmittingmyapplicationtotheHealthAuthority?

A.No.ConstructionoftheproposedfoodserviceestablishmentcannottakeplaceuntiltheapplicantreceivesthereviewingCountyHealthDepartment’sdocumentationapprovingtheproposedplansandspecification.SubsequenttotheHealthDepartmentapprovingtheplansandspecifications,constructionofthefoodserviceestablishmentmaybegin.Onceconstructed,theHealthDepartmentwillconductaPreoperational-InitialInspectioninordertoverifythattheconstructionwascompletedaccordingtotheapprovedplans,theestablishmentisincompliancewiththeChapter290-5-14,andtheequipmentisfunctioningproperly.TheHealthDepartmentwillissueapermittotheapplicant,oncethepreoperationalandtheinitialinspectionsarefoundtobeincompliancewithChapter290-5-14.Inaddition,theapplicantmustsubmitdocumentationtothepermittingCountyHealthDepartmentthathisestablishmentisincompliancewithanyapplicablestateandlocalcodesdealingwiththehisestablishment’slocation,construction,andsafetyrequirementsbeforethefoodservicepermittooperatecanbeissuedtotheapplicant.

FoodServiceEstablishmentInspections:

Q.HowdoIdeterminewhetherafacilityhasanacceptablenumericalscoreandlettergradebytheinspectionreportform?

A.ThenewinspectionhasbeenadaptedfromonedesignedbytheConferenceforFoodProtection.Insteadofdividingitemsintothreecategoriesasisfoundonthe1996form,itdividesitemsintotwocategories.CriticalcategoriesincluderiskfactorsasdesignatedbyTheCentersforDiseaseControl（CDC）.Non-criticalcategoriesincludeitemsthataredesignatedbytheFederalFoodandDrugAdministration（FDA）asGoodRetailPractices.Theinspectionformincorporatesalettergradingsystemandnumericalscore.

Enforcementisbasedonthetypeofitemsmarked.Foodserviceestablishmentsarerequiredtoposttheirinspectionreportsinpublicviewwithina1’distancethatthepubliccanwalkuptothereporttoreadit.Theinspectionscoreisasnapshotoftheitemsobservedduringtheinspectiononthatgivenday.

Toaidtheconsumerinmakinganinformedchoicefortheirhealthregardingthefoodserviceestablishment’soperation,theinspectionreportisscoredandrequiredtobepostedinallfoodserviceestablishments.Inordertofurtherassisttheconsumerinmakingadetermination,thereareseveralitemsontheinspectionreporttoprovideguidance.TheLastScoreandPriorScoreprovideanoverviewoftheoperationbasedonthetwopreviousinspectionscoreswhichallowstheconsumertoobservetrendsoftheperformanceofthefoodserviceestablishmentforthemostcurrentandtwopreviousinspectionsofthefacility.

FoodServiceEstablishmentInspections:

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ThetopportionoftheinspectionreportdelineatestheFoodborneIllnessRiskFactorsandPublicHealthInterventions（categoryitems1-9）andisanimportantpartofarisk-based,routineinspectionbecauseitoutlinesitemsthatarevitaltopreventingfoodborneillness.ThebottomportionoftheinspectionreportdelineatestheGoodRetailPractices（categoryitems10-18）thatoutlinestheoveralloperationalandmaintenanceperformance.GoodRetailPracticesthatremainout-of-compliancemaygiverisetoconditionsthatmaysupporttheoccurrenceofillness.

An“R”markedontheinspectionreportdenoteswhenanobservedviolationhasnotbeencorrectedfromthepreviousinspectionandisthereforedeemedarepeatviolation.Aviolationthatisdeemedarepeatviolationisrecordedontheinspectionreportbybubblinginthe“R”bythecorrespondingitemmarked.A“COS”markedontheinspectionreportdenoteswhenanobservedviolationhasbeencorrectedon-sitethroughacorrectiveactiontakenbythefoodserviceestablishmentwhiletheCountyEnvironmentalHealthSpecialistwasinthefacilitysothattheviolationnolongerexists.

Aviolationthatiscorrectedon-siteisrecordedontheinspectionreportandcanbeobservedasadarkenedinbubbleintheCOScolumncorrespondingtotheitemmarked.

Thenewgradingsystemprovidesanumericalgradeandalettergradeof"A","B",“C”,and"U"forinspections.A“U”standsforunsatisfactorywhichisanumericalscoreof69orlessoutofapossible100.Thelettergradecorrespondstoanumericscorerangeforexampl