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.

Consumers 
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. We also teach food safety classes, investigate suspected food-borne illnesses, and review plans for new operations. We can be reached by telephone at 970-328-8755. Our office hours are 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Inspections
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

Date: June 6, 2012
Time: 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Location: Eagle County Garden Level Classroom; 500 Broadway, Eagle, Colorado
Cost: $105 for Eagle County residents, which includes ServSafe® book, test booklet, and lunch

ServSafe ® is a program of the National Restaurant Association. The ServSafe® program provides accurate, up-to-date information on all aspects of handling food, and provides tools to apply critical food safety information in food service facilities. By completing the normal certification exam with a score of at least 75% you will receive your ServSafe ® certificate and wallet card which are valid for five years. ServSafe® participants who choose to take the instructor exam version and score at least 90% can become certified ServSafe® instructors by completing an online, open book advanced test. To obtain a class brochure or for more information, contact Laura Fawcett at 970-328-8756 or laura.fawcett@eaglecounty.us.

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