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Food and Beverage Establishments

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Beverages

Regulatory Code for Beverages

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Retail Food Service

Regulatory Code for Retail Food Service

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Retail Food Sales

Regulatory Code for Retail Food Sales, Grocery Stores, Convenience Stores, Bakeries, Meat Markets

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School and Child Care Food Service

Regulatory Code for School and Child Care Food Service

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Mobile Food Units

Regulatory Code for Mobile Food Units

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How to Start a Food Business

How to start a Food Business in North Dakota

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Manufactured/Processed Food

Regulatory Code for Manufactured/Processed Food

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Temporary Food Service

Regulatory Code for Temporary Food Service Establishments

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Retail Food Safety Guidance

Free printable handouts about topics relating to food safety in retail food establishments

  • How to Start a Food Business
  • SFN 7151 Low-Risk Food Establishment License Application
  • SFN 19382 Food Establishment License Application
  • Food Establishment Plan Review Manual
  • SFN 19383 Mobile Food Unit License Application
  • Mobile Food Unit Plan Review Manual 
  • SFN 62482 Food Service Establishment Commissary Agreement

  • North Dakota Food Code:  A Guide for Food Handlers
  • North Dakota Food Code: A Guide For Food Handlers Spanish
  • North Dakota Food Code (North Dakota Century Code 33-33-04.1) - Effective January 1, 2024 (Adoption of the United States Food and Drug Administration 2017 Food Code by reference)
  • FDA Food Code 2017 (Click the link “Food Code 2017” and the link “Supplement to the Food Code 2017” at the bottom of the page for a complete copy of the FDA Food Code 2017)
  • MEMO: North Dakota Food Code Changes - Effective January 1, 2024
  • North Dakota Century Code 23-09 - Pertaining to Food Establishments
  • North Dakota Administrative Code 33-33-08 – Food Establishment License Fees 
  • North Dakota Century Code 19-02.1 - North Dakota Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

  • FDA Employee Health and Personal Hygiene Handbook
  • Employee Health Handbook Memo
  • Employee Reporting Agreement
  • Be a Food Handler Hero! - Employee Health  (Video)
  • Employee Illness Decision Guide

  • Illness in Food Service - Responsibilities of the Person in Charge 
  • Responsibilities of the Person in Charge of a Food Establishment Training
  • Responsibilities of the Person in Charge Quiz 

  • Hazard Analysis for Human Food - Guidance for Industry
  • Guidance for Special Processing Methods
  • SFN 62404 Fillable HACCP Plan
  • Example HACCP Plans:
    • BBQ Sauce
    • BBQ Sauce - Thermal Processing
    • Beef Strips
    • Custom Processing
    • Jam and Jelly
    • Jam and Jelly - Thermal Processing
    • Pickles
    • Pickles - Thermal Processing
    • Pickled Eggs
    • Raw Ground Meat Reduced Oxygen Packaging
    • Raw Ground Meat with Cure and Reduced Oxygen Packaging
    • Raw Whole Muscle Intact Meat Reduced Oxygen Packaging
    • Ready to Eat Reduced Oxygen Packaging
    • Salsa
    • Salsa - Thermal Processing
    • Smoking and Curing
    • Sushi Rice Acidification

  • Food Employee Food Safety Training
  • Clean-Up and Disinfection for Diarrheal and Vomiting Events (8.5x11 poster, black and white)
  • Clean-Up and Disinfection for Diarrheal and Vomiting Events (8.5x11 poster, color)
  • Labeling Requirements
  • Illness in Food Service - Responsibilities of the Person in Charge
  • Handwashing Poster (English)
  • Handwashing Poster (Spanish)
  • Manual Dishwashing Procedures Poster (English)
  • Manual Dishwashing Procedures Poster (Spanish)
  • Notice of Inspection Poster
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