Requirements: Services at Temporary Events
(food stands and/or towns)
Electricity
- Ensure each stand has enought electricity to safely operate (lighting, mechanical refrigeration and hot holding)
Ice
- Ice shall be obtained from an approved source.
- Food that is not sealed in packaging shall not be stored in contact with water or ice.
- Packaged food or canned and bottled beverages may be stored in ice bins that are continuously drained.
- Ice that has been used for cooling or keeping food or beverage containers cold may not be reused in beverages provided to customers.
- Beverage ice shall be stored in the bag in which it is purchased on in clean, properly constructed ice storage unites which are easily cleanable, and kept drained.
- Ice shall be dispensed with scoops, tongs, or other utensils with a handle, not with hands or drink cups.
Water Supply and Storage
- Water shall be provided from an approved source - city, county, bottled, and wells that have a satisfactory water test within the last year. (well tests should be submitted with the license application and available for review on site).
- Waste water shall be disposed of in an approved waste water disposal system sized, constructed, maintained and operated according to LAW.
- Water storage units and hoses must be made from food grade material and used only for portable water.
- Water suply systems shall be protected against blackflow or contamination.
Toilets/Handwashing
- An adequate number of approved toliet and hand washing facilities shall be provided at each event.