Consumers
For general food safety information, the U.S. Government maintains an excellent website: foodsafety.gov
FightBac! is also an excellent resource for information on maintaining food safety.
Consumption of Raw Milk
For information regarding the hazards associated with drinking unpasteurized milk or eating unpasteurized milk products: CDC Raw Milk Info
See also: Real Raw Milk Facts.
Cottage Foods
The Colorado Department of Agriculture, Colorado State University Extension, Colorado Farmers’ Market Association and the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment have created a web page to help consumers understand and navigate the Colorado Farm to Market initiative.
Inspections
The Environmental Health Department licenses and inspects almost three hundred retail food operations. This includes restaurants, mobile food service units, catering operations, schools, senior food programs, and camps. Inspection reports are available at our office, located at 590 Broadway, Eagle, Colorado.
Restaurants are inspected at least twice a year if they are open year round and at least once a year if they have seasonal operation. Follow-up inspections are conducted at those establishments that have critical violations. Some examples of critical violations include food storage temperature and cooking temperature violations, improper toxic substance storage, failure to properly sanitize food contact surfaces, and training needed for manager and kitchen staff.
Restaurateurs
Retail food establishments, including catering, temporary/special events and mobile food service operations, are required to have State of Colorado Retail Food Service licenses. For more information on this subject go to our Open/Remodel a Restaurant page.
Education
ServSafe® Food Safety Manager Certification Class in English
Online Food Safety Training - StateFoodSafety.Com - Flyer
Charts and Posters
• Critical Temperature Chart in English
• Critical Temperature Chart in Spanish
• Cross Contamination in English
• Cross Contamination in Spanish