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Retail food operations compliance

Learn how to meet the health and safety requirements for retail food operations and for building or renovating retail food facilities.

Grocery Facilities

Restaurants, groceries and other fixed food facilities

Apply for a restaurant, grocery store, or other fixed food facility operating permit
Mobile food

Mobile food facilities (MFF)

Apply for permit to operate food truck, cart and other mobile food facilities
Food Facility permit

Plan review for fixed food facilities

Submit for plan review at a restaurant, grocery store or other fixed food facility
woman in kitchen sprinkling flour on cutting board

Microenterprise home kitchen operation (MEHKO)

Apply for a Microenterprise home kitchen operations permit (MEHKO)
Temp event

Temporary events

Apply for a temporary food facility permit
woman frosting a cake

Cottage food operations (CFO)

Apply for a cottage food operations permit
Catering operation or host facility permit

Catering operations and host facilities

Apply for a catering permit
Rustic farmer's market signage

Certified farmers market

Apply for a certified farmers' market permit
Charitable Feeding

Charitable feeding

Register for a charitable feeding program
unpermitted food vendor

Unpermitted food vendors

Prevent unpermitted food vending in the County of Santa Clara
Food Certification

Food safety certification

Learn more about the food safety certification
raw fish sushi preparation

Food safety library

Visit the food safety library