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Food Safety Forms and Publications  

General Food Safety Fact Sheets

Cryptosporidium
E. coli
Food Safety Tips
Food Safety: Barbecues and Picnics
Domoic Acid in Shellfish
Holiday Food Safety Tips
Paralytic Shellfish Poison
Salmonellosis (Salmonella infection)
Storing Food During Power Outage
Vibriosis in Shellfish 

      See Also:

Fish and Shellfish Consumption Advisories
Drinking Water Safety Publications

Food and Beverage Workers' Manual

Food Worker Training Web Page

Manual available as a pdf file in the following languages.  These documents can be purchased directly from the Department of Printing by local health jurisdictions.

• Food Safety is Everybody’s Business
  (English, 678 kb)
   
• 食物安全人人有責
  (Chinese /汉语, 991 kb)
   
• 음식위생은 모든 사람의 책임입니다
  (Korean /한국어, 995 kb)
   
• Безопасность пищи касается всех
  (Russian /Русский язык, 1 MB)
   
• La Seguridad Alimentaria es Asunto de Todos
  (Spanish /Español, 554 kb)
   
• Thực Phẩm An Toàn là Việc Của Mọi Người
  (Vietnamese /Tiếng Việt, 582 kb)

Food Safety Guidelines

Charity Food Donations Guidelines  (pdf  55 kb)

Food Code Brochures (pdf format)

English (243 kb)

Spanish Español ( 302 kb)

Highly Susceptible Populations (374 kb)

Food Code Clarifications (pdf format)

Consumer Advisory (152 kb)
Demonstration of Knowledge (205 kb)
Fingernails and Jewelry (173 kb)
Hair Restraints (167 kb)
Hard-Crusted Breads (183 kb)
Raw Egg Safety (169 kb)

Shellfish Retail (220 kb)
Time as a Control (108 kb)

Publications for Local Health Agencies

Hand Washing - Germ Buster Wash Your Hands Poster. 
Order this poster in pdf format, in both English and Spanish.

Food Service Regulations:  WAC 246-215
For a hard copy, call (360) 236-3385.

Food Worker Card Regulations:  WAC 246-217
For a hard copy, call (360) 236-3385.

Foodborne Outbreak Reporting
Epidemiological Investigation DOH form part 1 (pdf 70 kb)
Field Investigation  DOH form part 2   (pdf 164 kb)

Instructions and forms for reporting foodborne illness to the Centers for Disease Control

Notifiable Conditions Reporting  
DOH web page listing notifiable conditions, with links to definitions and standardized reporting forms. 

Department of Printing Publications

Printed copies of the Food Rule Working Document, Food Worker Manual, Food Worker Cards, and Inspection Report Forms are available through the Department of Printing's PRTonline. Printed copies of these documents require an account and are available to all state agencies, boards, commissions, institutions, and political subdivisions. 

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