Food Code Fact Sheets

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Food Safety Publications for Businesses

We provide information to the food business industry and regulators to help keep the food supply safe. We also provide consumer publications with information on food safety.

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Food Code Fact Sheet Table of Contents
Fact Sheet #	Title
1	Hand-Washing
2	Standard Operating Procedure for Hand-Washing
3	Bare Hand Contact with Ready-to-Eat Foods
4	Significant Changes & Issues in the State Food Code
5	Using Disposable Gloves
6	Employee Hygiene
7	Thermometer Calibration
8	Recommended Cooling Procedures
9	Consumer Advisory
10	Checking Food Product Temperatures
11	Preparing & Holding Potentially Hazardous Foods
12	Temperature Guide
13	Hand Sanitizers
14	Demonstration of Knowledge
15	Time as a Public Health Control
16	Date Marking of Potentially Hazardous, Ready-to-Eat Foods
16 Supplement	Date Marking of Potentially Hazardous, Ready-to-Eat Foods Flow Chart Diagram
17	Thawing Foods Safely
18	Foodborne Illnesses
19a	Action to the Person in Charge when Serving a General Population and Presented with a Sick Employee
19b	Action to the Person in Charge when Serving a Highly Susceptible Population and Presented with a Sick Employee
19c	Employee Health Definitions
19 Supplement	Food Employee Reporting Agreement
20	Organizing Your Walk-In Coolers
21	When is a Variance or HACCP Plan Required?
22	Washing and Sanitizing Food Contact Surfaces
23	Retail Temporary Event Guidelines
24	Outdoor Cooking Requirements for Food Establishments
25	Foods Sold at Retail Must Come From an Approved Source
26	Melon Safe Handling Procedures
27	Basic Food Safety Tips for Exempt Groups
28	Recommended General Food Distribution Guidelines
29a	Plan Review for Retail Food Establishment
29b	Plan Review Checklist and Guide
30	Proper Design of Food Shields
31	Allergens
32	Sale of Untreated Juice of Fruits and Vegetables
34	Mobile Food Service and Mobile Retail Food Establishment Plan Review Components for Operators
35	Food Safety During a Weather Emergency

Food Code Fact Sheets in Other Languages

Created by the Wisconsin divisions of Public Health and Food Safety to help with training about principles of the food code. Many of these fact sheets are available in other languages: Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Hmong, Korean, Lao, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

Food Safety Publications

Food Emergency Contacts - 1 page PDF
Regional state contacts offering assistance in food emergencies.

Dairy Publications

Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Dairy Processing Equipment - 26 page PDF
Milking Equipment Installer Manual (PDF)
Milking Equipment Installers Presentation. Presented by Food and Dairy Specialists to Installers, 2012.

Wash Hands (English) - 1 page PDF
"WASH HANDS BEFORE RETURNING TO WORK " poster. Also available in Spanish and Hmong.

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

DATCP provides services to educate, inform, and protect Wisconsin consumers.

DATCP licenses individuals, business and locations to protect human and animal health, the environment, and consumers.

DATCP regulates and helps develop agribusinesses including farms, and also regulates some other businesses to protect consumers.

Wisconsin farms produce milk, livestock, grain, vegetables, poultry and many other agricultural products.

DATCP protects food safety in processing, sales and storage, and promotes Wisconsin foods.

DATCP houses the State Veterinarian’s office, with authority for disease surveillance and control.

DATCP provides services to educate, regulate and protect our land and water resources.

DATCP works to protect plants and crops from harmful insects and disease.

DATCP works to assure safe food, healthy people, animals, plants and environment, vibrant agriculture and fair business practices.

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Food Code Fact Sheets in Other Languages

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