Mailing Address: ______________________________________________________________City: ______________________________ State: ____________________ ZIP: ____________Home Phone: ____________________________ Daytime Phone: _______________________Email Address: ________________________________________________________________6. Please complete the table and initial each item on the Temporary Food Service Checklist.All Food Items Food Source Location Where FoodWill be PreparedDate & Time of FoodPreparationExample:HamburgersKroger Deli On Site 5/1/2012 3:00 pmTemporary Food Service Checklist** Please read the following and initial on the line provided to the right of each statement below. Someitems may not be applicable to your temporary food event. Please contact EHS with questions.**InitialsFood and ice must be obtained from an approved source. Receipts may be required.All food must be prepared on site or in an approved kitchen that is inspected byregulatory authorities. Home prepared food will not be allowed for service withthe exception of non-potentially hazardous baked goods prepared at home withprior authorization from the ISU EHS. Proper scoops must be used for dispensingice.Adequate cold holding equipment must be provided to maintain potentially hazardouscold foods at 41 0 F or below. Mechanical refrigeration is strongly recommended for alltemporary food events.Adequate hot holding equipment (electric or gas, or other approved equipment) mustbe provided to maintain potentially hazardous hot food at 135 0 F or above.
Proper cold (135 0 F) holding temperatures must be maintained duringtransportation.When preparing food products that require a minimum cooking temperature, a metalstemmedthermometer must be provided ranging from 0 0 F-220 0 F for monitoringinternal cooking and holding temperatures. Thermometer must be accurate to +/- 2 0 F.The thermometer must be cleaned and sanitized before and after use.A temporary hand washing station is required for most food events. An examplewould be a hands-free flowing type container with spout, warm water, liquid soap,single use/disposable paper towels, and a container for catching waste water. Handsanitizer is not an acceptable substitute for hand washing in most cases. Avoid directhand contact with ready-to-eat foods by providing gloves, tongs, deli tissue, etc.An approved water source must be provided for consumption, washing, rinsing,sanitizing, and hand washing.Dishwashing facilities may be required, such as a 3 basin set up to wash, rinse, andsanitize equipment and utensils. Sanitizer concentration must be 50 ppm chlorine orequivalent (approximately 1 tablespoon or capful of bleach per gallon of water).Wiping cloth bucket must be provided with 100 ppm chlorine concentration orequivalent to sanitize all food contact surfaces.All liquid wastewater must be disposed of into public sewers or in a manner approvedby ISU Environmental Health & Safety. Adequate waste receptacles must be providedon site.Some temporary food stands may need to provide an overhead cover to protect theinterior of the stand from the weather. Covers must be provided over all cookingequipment. A physical separation between food preparation and customers should beprovided, such as a sneeze guard.Effective hair restraints must be provided and used by those involved in the preparationand distribution of food (i.e. hats, hairnets, etc.). Only single-service utensils shall beused (forks, knives, spoons, cups, and plates) and shall be stored and dispensed in away to prevent contamination.Condiments (i.e. sugar, sauces, etc.) must be dispensed from approved, coveredcontainers or single-serve packets (i.e. pump dispenser, “squeeze” type bottle, containerswith self-closing lids, etc.).Hot foods that create grease laden vapors and odors shall not be prepared indoors, underroof extensions or awnings, or within 25 feet of any building. Open flame cooking musthave pre-approval from Environmental Health and Safety.NOTE: Any questions about this checklist can be directed to ISU EnvironmentalHealth Officer Adam McCrary (309) 438-8039 or ISU Sanitarian Christy Bazan(309) 438-7122.