{"id":5358,"date":"2024-04-03T14:25:58","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T18:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/?page_id=5358"},"modified":"2026-03-10T07:41:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T11:41:01","slug":"resources-for-foodservice-operators","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/resources-for-foodservice-operators\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources for Foodservice Operators"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Active Managerial Control:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/active-managerial-toolbox\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Active Managerial Control Toolbox<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Allergen Awareness:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/food-safety-in-virginia\/food-allergens\/\"><strong><u>Food Allergen Aw<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/food-safety-in-virginia\/food-allergens\/\"><strong><u>areness for Virginia Food Establishments<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1nzbLl-q9HJqgLnG2ry2YVxqMEWZHpeqV\/view\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">CFP Allergen Notifications Guidelines:\u00a0 A Guidance for Industry<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #666699; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>This document provides food operators with current industry best practices for notifying consumers of major food allergens present in menu items and food that is unpackaged.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Boil Water Advisory:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/02\/Procedures-for-Food-Establishments.pdf\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Guidelines for Food Establishments Under a Boil Water Advisory<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Commissary and Incubator Kitchens:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2024\/04\/Guidelines.Shared.Incubatyor.Kitchens.acc_updated_2017-1.pdf\"><strong>AFDO Guidelines for Incubator Kitchens<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Current Foodborne Outbreaks and Recalls:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodsafety.gov\/recalls-and-outbreaks\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Food Recalls and Foodborne Illness Outbreaks<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fsis.usda.gov\/recalls\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>USDA Recalls &amp; Public Health Alerts<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Digitizing Food Safety Managment:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1mycgA2O7tWIe_btk9CAK2b3WBnbtxhe7\/view\"><strong><u><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">CFP General Best Practice Guidance for Food Establishments for Implementing Digital Food Safety Management Systems<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/a><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">.\u00a0<\/span> <\/strong><\/span>This document provides guidance for implementing a digital food safety management system to generate data to prove compliance, demonstrate food safety practices are being followed, and reduce risk factors in the facility. <strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Emergency Response and Action Plan:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1mqgphPF28U6cxFIRKxlNsRip-YEGo0RX\/view\"><strong><u>CFP Emergency Action Plan for Retail Food Establishments<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodsafety.gov\/food-safety-charts\/food-safety-during-power-outage\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Food Safety During Power Outage<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/food-safety-in-virginia\/emergencies\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;\">VDH &#8211; Food Safety During Disasters and Climate Emergencies\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Employee Education and Management:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/food\/retail-food-industryregulatory-assistance-training\/retail-food-protection-industry-educational-materials\">FDA Educational posters\/materials for employees in multiple languages<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/LocalManCertCourses.3.4.26.pdf\">Local Foodservice Manager Certification Courses<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Employee Health:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2024\/05\/can-restaurant-managers-talk-with-sick-workers-p.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Can Restaurant Managers Talk to Sick Employees?<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2024\/09\/EmployeeHealthReporingForms.FDACode.22.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">FDA Employee Health Reporting Forms<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/food\/retail-food-protection\/fda-employee-health-policy-tool\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><u>FDA Employee Health Toolkit<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FDA &#8211; Vomit and Diarrhea Event Response Resources\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/03\/V-D-Clean-Up-2021-8x11-1.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Guidance for Cleanup of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (English)<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/03\/VD-Cleanup-Chinese-VFPTF.pdf\">Guidance for Cleanup of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Chinese)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/03\/VD-Cleanup-Spanish-VFPTF.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Guidance for Cleanup of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Spanish)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/03\/Norovirus-Facts-for-Food-Handlers.pdf\">Norovirus for Food Handlers Poster<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Food Shelf-Life Guide:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">FoodKeeper App &#8211; <\/span><\/strong><\/span>The FoodKeeper is a shelf life guide indexed by name of food product.\u00a0 This will help you determine how long you can store food products\u00a0 to ensure quality, freshness, and safety.\u00a0 By following this guide, you will be able to keep items fresh longer than if they were not stored properly. It was developed by the USDA&#8217;s Food Safety and Inspection Service, with Cornell University and the Food Marketing Institute. It is also available as a mobile application for\u00a0<u><a id=\"OWAdfe26552-5f18-4832-1946-80c0d827abec\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=gov.usda.fsis.foodkeeper2&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">Android<\/a><\/u>\u00a0and\u00a0<u><a id=\"OWAdd069754-d7ab-32d3-869c-2a0d9dcb514e\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/usda-foodkeeper\/id978186100?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">Apple<\/a><\/u>\u00a0devices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Regulations:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/media\/164194\/download?attachment#:~:text=The%20Food%20Code%20is%20a%20model%20for%20safeguarding%20public%20health\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">2022 FDA Food Code<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/media\/183271\/download\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>FDA 2022 Food Code with 2024 Supplement &#8211; Search Images<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0 The full FDA food code is reissued every 4 years to help ensure regulations are based on the most current scientific information.\u00a0 Then every 2 subsequent years, updated information is issued in the form of a Supplement to the Food Code.\u00a0 The updated full version of the 2026 FDA Food Code will be released this year.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/food-safety-in-virginia\/food-regulations\/\"><strong>Virginia Foodservice Regulations<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Safe Shellfish:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/safe-shellfish-harvesting\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Safe Shellfish Harvesting<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Specialized Food Processes:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><u><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afdo.org\/publications\/specialized-process-templates\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">AFDO Specialized Processes:\u00a0 Guidance for Developing HACCP Plans &#8211; Downloadable Templates and Examples<\/span><\/a>.<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Active Managerial Control: Active Managerial Control Toolbox Allergen Awareness: Food Allergen Awareness for Virginia Food Establishments CFP Allergen Notifications Guidelines:\u00a0 A Guidance for Industry &#8211;This document provides food operators with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":216,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5358","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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