Food Temporary Events

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Environmental Health

The California Health and Safety Code, Sec. 114387 requires a Temporary Food Facility (TFF) Permit of any

person or organization that is providing food at a public event. All food vendors, including existing

restaurants, are required to apply for a Temporary Food Facility Permit when participating in a temporary

event. A TFF permit is valid for one single food booth only. If a vendor is operating more than one booth at

an event, a permit must be obtained for each booth location. Separate applications must be submitted. If a

vendor will be operating at more than one event in San Diego County on the same day, each location must

also be permitted separately. This applies to all TFF permit types, including single and multi-event. More general Temporary

Food Event Information can be found here.

Avoid Food Poisoning, Don't Eat From Unpermitted Food Vendors!

WHAT IS A TEMPORARY FOOD FACILITY PERMIT?

The California Health and Safety Code section 114387 requires a Temporary Food Facility (TFF) Permit of any person or

organization providing food at a public event. All food vendors, including existing restaurants, are required to apply for a

Temporary Food Facility Permit when participating in a temporary event. There are 2 types of TFF permits in San Diego County, a

TFF Organizer permit and a TFF Vendor permit for operating a booth. A permit is required for public events providing food

and shall be applied for at least 30 days prior to the event start date. Should you have any questions, feel free to call our

Temporary Events Line (858) 505-6809 or email fhdtempevents@sdcounty.ca.gov.

PLEASE NOTE: 09/2017 - APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN UPDATED. NEW FEES ARE LISTED.

REQUIREMENTS

Refer to the California Retail Food Code (CalCode), Chapter 11 (Health & Safety Code, Sections 114335 to 114363) for

Temporary Food Facility requirements. Temporary Food Facilities must also meet all applicable requirements in CalCode

Chapters 1 to 8, inclusive, Chapter 12.6, and Chapter 13, unless speciﬁcally exempted.

NEW PERMIT HOLDER

1. Submit a complete application and applicable fees. TFF Organizer Application TFF Vendor Application

2. Applications and fees can be mailed, submitted in person, or emailed to fhdtempevents@sdcounty.ca.gov. Ensure checks

are made payable to “County of San Diego”.

3. Applications for Temporary Food Facility annual permits must include a Commissary Agreement Letter / Out of County

Commissary Agreement Letter and evidence of a Food Safety Certiﬁcate.

4. If approved, the “Temporary Food Facility Permit" will be issued by the Environmental Health Specialist on the day of the event,

or issued through your Event Organizer.

5. Use the Self Inspection Checklist to help prepare you the day of your event.

EXISTING PERMIT HOLDER

If you already have a valid "Temporary Food Facility Permit" issued by this department, please do the following:

1. Provide the Temporary Food Facility Event Organizer with a photocopy of your permit.

2. The original permit must be posted in the booth when open for business, photocopies will not be accepted.

3. Remember to utilize the Self Inspection Checklist to help prepare you for your event day.

TRAINING

General Temporary Food Event Information.

Please view our PowerPoint presentation, "Certiﬁed Farmers' Markets and Temporary Events", designed speciﬁcally for

farmers' markets and temporary event organizers. Use the Temporary Event Self Inspection Checklist to help prepare you for

your event.