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California Retail Food Code (Cal Code)

July 1, 2007 was the implementation date for the new retail food law for California. Refer to the documents below for information about differences between the new law (Cal Code) and the previous law (CURFFL). The most recent version of Cal Code became effective October 11, 2009. Click on the link below for a searchable PDF version.

The following documents are provided in Portable Document Format (PDF) and require the free Adobe Reader.

California Retail Food Code 2011 (610Kb)

California Retail Food Code Summary Of Major Changes (English) (72Kb)

California Retail Food Code Summary Of Major Changes (Korean) (273Kb)

California Retail Food Code Summary Of Major Changes (Spanish) (130Kb)

California Retail Food Code 2009 (494kb)

CURFFL vs. Cal Code Comparison Chart (94kb)

Letter To Operators (33kb)

2009 Legislation- SB 241 (182kb)

1/1/2009 vs. 10/11/2009 Law Text   (200Kb)


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Pre-inspection/Self Inspection Form
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> Temporary Events Food Booth Operator Application   (26Kb)*
> Temporary Events Sponsor Application  (40Kb)*
> Food Safety Certification 2012 Schedule and Registration: classes taught in English   (18Kb)*
> Food Safety Certification 2012 Schedule and Registration: classes taught in Spanish   (20Kb)*

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