Environmental Management

EMD hosts a working group of food facility owners, regulators and interested parties. This group is called the Retail Food Industry Working Group.

This group meets once a month to discuss food safety issues related to the retail food industry in Sacramento County. Currently the food industry group includes representatives from a variety of large and small businesses.

Group participants have the opportunity to receive informat​ion and provide input regarding new laws and proposed legislation that impact the retail food industry.  Participants are also encouraged to provide feedback about the EMD retail food inspection program and discuss issues pertaining to food safety.

Meetings are usually held third Tuesday of every month from 3:00-4:00 pm at the EMD office:

Sacramento County Environmental Management Department
10590 Armstrong Avenue, Mather, CA.95655

If you have questions, are interested in attending a meeting, or want to join the group, please contact Zarha Ruiz at (916) 876-7241 or by e mail RuizZ@SacCounty.net.

Meeting Agendas & Support Materials

Previous Meeting Agendas	​ Meeting Minutes & Handouts
​Wednesday, September 19, 2018	​CRA Meeting​ Organics Presentation FDA Menu Labeling Industry 2018
​Tuesday, April 17, 2018	Meeting Minutes VOFF Nacho Cheese 2017
​Wednesday January 17, 2018	Meeting Minutes Food Allergens Food Allergens Handout (English) Food Allergens Handout (Spanish) 2018 AES Registration Form
​Tuesday, Septem​ber 19, 2017	​​Meeting Minutes Handwashing Handout Allergen Handout (English) Allergen Handout (Spanish) Consumer Advisory Handout (English) Consumer Advisory Handout (Spanish) Voluntary Closure Handout
Tuesday, April 18, 2017	Meeting Minutes Menu Labeling Check Sheet FDA Menu Labeling for Industry CAB FDA Menu Labeling
Tuesday, January 17, 2017	Consumer Advisory 1-13-17 Food Allergens 1-13-17 ROP HACCP Plan Requirements CAB FDA Menu Labeling: Final Rule
​Tuesday, November 15, 2016	​Calcode Updates for Industry
​Tuesday, October 18, 2016	​CalRecycle Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling
​Tuesday, September 20, 2016	​What is Norovirus
​Tuesday​, August 16, 20​16	​Food Truck Placarding
​Tuesday, July 19, 2​016	​Cancelled
​Tuesday, June 21, 2016	​
​Tuesday, May 17, 2016	​Reasonable Care Under CA Retail Food Law
​Tuesday, April 19, 2016	​Temperature Control Challenges and​ Solutions
​Tuesday, March 15, 2016	​How to Get and Keep a Green
​Tuesday, February 19, 2016	​Managing Cockroaches in your facility
​Tuesday, January 19, 2016	​Retail Food Stormwater Inspections​
​T​ue​sday, December 15, 2015	​FoodBorne Illness- Overview of Recent Outbreaks
Tuesday, November 17, 2015	​Future of Waste Management
Tuesday, October 20, 2015	​​Surviving the Health Inspection
​Tuesday, September 15, 2015	​Tuesday, September 15, 2015 Awards of Excellence 2015       Safe Serv Food Safety Month  Food Waste Fact Sheet
​​Tuesday, August 18, 2015	​​Food Borne Illness Investigations Overview and Carmel Apple Outbreak
​No meeting in July, summer recess.	​
Tuesday, June 16, 2015	Water Conservation Tips for Food Facilities
Tuesday, May 19, 2015	BOE Food Industry Seminar
Tuesday, April 21. 2015	Concentrated Liquid Dishmachine System (CLDS) SaniSave
Tuesday, March 17, 2015	Food Display and Sampling
Tuesday, February 17, 2015	5-Year Fee Ord 2015 Presentation
Tuesday, January 20, 2015	​ Tuesday, January 20, 2015 FDA Final Ruling on Menu Labeling
Tuesday, November 18, 2014	​ Tuesday, November 18, 2014 Campy CEHA CampylobacterPresentation Myszka​_CCDEH_Campylobacter Presentation
Tuesday, October 21, 2014	​ Tuesday, Octo​ber 21, 2014 Fostering Salmonella  Don’t Overlook Food-Contact Surfaces Outside the Kitchen
Tuesday, September 16, 2014	​ Tuesday, September 16, 2014  FDA Salmonella Video Awards of Excellence 2014
Tuesday, July 15, 2014	Tuesday, July 15, 2014 Best Practices for a Green Restaurant
Tuesday, June 17, 2014	​ Tuesday, June 17, 2014 Waste Collection Changes 2015  Best Practices for a Green Restaurant
Tuesday, May 20, 2014	​ Tuesday, May 20, 2014  Ecolab Food Safety Matters Webinar: Rodent Readiness
Tuesday, April 15, 2014	​ Tuesday, April 15, 2014  Ecolab Cockroach Presentation  EMD Cockroach Presentation
Tuesday, March 18, 2014	​ Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Tuesday, February 18, 2014	​ Tuesday, February 18, 2014 CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) PowerPoint Presentation  Alternative Operating Procedures to Use Bare Hand Contact with Ready-To-Eat Food  2014 Green Restaurant Symposium Flyer: February 24, 2014
Tuesday, January 21, 2014	​ Tuesday, January 21, 2014  AB 1252 CalCode Changes effective January 1, 2014  No Bare Hand Contact with Ready-To-Eat Foods
Tuesday, December 10, 2014	​