CLARK COUNTY FOOD NEWS January 4, 2021

Dear Food Safety Partners,  2020 was not the year anyone expected. You may have faced employee lay-offs, illness, or even the loss of a loved one due to this pandemic. Your businesses have been significantly impacted by closures to indoor dining. You incorporated additional cleaning and sanitizing practices, began conducting employee screening for COVID symptoms, enforced mask wearing, and continue to practice social distancing. The Clark County Food Safety Team recognizes the many additional burdens you've endured this year and applaud you for making adjustments to safely provide food resources to the community. We aim to be a useful resource to you, please contact us with questions you may have about continued food safety practices or the implementation of any COVID related safety measures.

COVID-19 Information We continue to update our COVID-19 website with guidance documents relevant to food establishments and businesses. Other reliable resources include:  Clark County Public Health Novel Coronavirus Clark County Public Health Novel Coronavirus Outbreak 2020, Washington State Department of Health Food Worker & Establishment Guidance on COVID-19, WA DOH Washington State Department of Health DOH Resources and Recommendation for Businesses and Employers, Washington State Department of Health Employee Screening Employee Health and Decision Strategies Guidance for Daily COVID-19 Screening of Staff and Visitors COVID-19 Consultation If you'd like a review of the COVID-19 safety measures you've put in place or ideas for how to implement or improve upon a particular COVID-19 safety measure, we can do that. Click the button below to submit a request. We can visit in person, have a phone conversation, or connect virtually. Request a COVID Consult

2021 Fee Schedule Fee schedules for plan review, annual retail food permits, and temporary event permits are updated each year. The 2021 Fee Schedule and application information for temporary events, change of ownership reviews, facility modification reviews, and more can be found on our website. 2021 Fee Schedule Permitting Information

New Food Workers? Ensure all new hires provide you a copy of their food worker cards before they start. Food Worker testing can be done on-line: www.foodworkercard.wa.gov

Inspections Food safety staff continue to conduct inspections. To help minimize exposure for our staff and yours, we may conduct inspections prior to the food establishment being open to the public. Even though individual customer orders may not be observed, inspections conducted before or after customer hours can provide an opportunity for us to observe practices that may not be conducted during customer hours such as food preparation or the receipt of food deliveries. We are also working to develop a system for conducting virtual inspections! If you'd like to help us pilot that program, please click the button below. 

Virtual Inspection

Click above for the most current information from Clark County Public Health.

Do you have a COVID-19 question relating to your food establishment operation? Press the "Submit Question" button on the right.  Is your business open? Please let us know if you are offering take-out, delivery, or plan to re-open during Phase II by pressing "We're Open!" button on the right.

Submit Question We're Open

Technical Advisory Committee If you are interested in being more involved with Food Safety, join the Technical Advisory Committee. Contact Kathryn Bump for more information.

To report an illness or file a complaint about food handling processes, click here. Food worker cards can be obtained through foodworkercard.wa.gov.  For more information about the services we provide, please click the button to reach our Food Safety homepage. CCPH Food Safety Website ‌ ‌

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