This program is responsible for the inspection of wholesale food processing and
manufacturing plants and, on a complaint basis, their delivery vehicles, any retail
food facilities that are in conjunction with a wholesale facility, caterers, food
salvagers, movie catering commissaries, food vehicles exclusively designed for and
servicing the movie industry on location and their associated commissaries,
independent milk distributor vehicles, wholesale independent milk vehicles, food
vehicles which service vending machines, vending machines, employee "in-plant"
feeding operations, caterers, food demonstrators, and soft service- and
yogurt-dispensing devices and equipment at all food facilities throughout the County.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND SERVICES
- Liaison with the Federal Food and Drug Administration, United States Department of Agriculture, California State Department of Food and Drug and the California Department of Agriculture.
- Coordinate the investigation of reports of alleged/suspected foodborne illnesses that occur within the jurisdiction of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services with the Department's Acute Communicable Disease Program.
- Investigate possible contamination or adulteration of foods that have been exposed to fire, flood, accidents or any preparation or transportation complications.
- Respond to complaints regarding contaminated, adulterated or mislabeled foods.
- Perform plan check reviews and final inspections for new food manufacturing and processing facilities and in-plant cafeterias.
- Make referrals to other agencies when contaminated, adulterated or mislabeled foods are processed in areas outside County jurisdiction.
- Share jurisdiction with state and federal agencies and work with those agencies to ensure a healthful and safe food supply.
- Coordinate activities involving recall and control of hazardous foods.
- Enforce state statues, rules and regulations pertaining to soft-serve ice cream plants within the County.
- Enforce sections of the State Food and Agricultural Code on food establishments with soft serve products to ensure that these products are safe and healthful.
- Serve as an Official Food Processing Inspection Program as designated by the California State Department of Health Services.
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