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"While the food supply in the United States is one of the safest in the world, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) gets sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne diseases." www.cdc.gov The top...

Here you can find a brief description of each of the food safety programs at Environmental Health as well as an introduction to what they do to protect the public from foodborne illness. Restaurants & Markets The goal of the Food Protection Program is to ensure that the food sold...

Health Department Closures The primary reason that a health permit is suspended at a retail food facility is due to an immediate health hazard. "If any imminent health hazard is found, unless the hazard is immediately corrected, an enforcement officer may temporarily suspend the permit and order the food facility...

Wholesale food businesses sell products to other businesses and generally do not sell products directly to consumers. The following are examples of the types of food facilities that the wholesale food program regulates: food processing/manufacturing, warehouses, distributors, bakeries, meat processing/packaging, co-packers, bottling (other than water), canning, vending machines, and food...

Air quality within and around structures can be affected by gasses, particulates, or microbial contaminants. These can include mold, carbon monoxide, asbestos, and radon. Orange County Environmental Health does not regulate indoor air. However, we wish to provide you with information and tips to assist you. The information below has...

Complaints can be reported here or over the phone. Environmental Health Staff will respond during office hours (8am to 5pm, Monday - Friday, excluding holidays). All information is confidential and is not given to the owner/ property owner or any other third party. This is only to be used for...

The County of Orange Health Care Agency has several types of documents available for download on this site. Below you'll find a brief description and icon associated with each file type. If you are not capable of viewing a specific file on this site, please download the appropriate plug-in or...

Compliance Program The intention of Proposition 65 is to protect the public and its drinking water resources and to inform the public about potential exposures to chemicals. Proposition 65 (Prop 65) (previously known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act) protects California citizens and the State’s drinking water...

What Is the Aboveground Storage Tank Act? The Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act-APSA applies to businesses with a total storage capacity at any one site of more than 1,320 gallons of petroleum products in tanks or containers larger than 55-gallons. APSA defines “Petroleum” as crude oil, or any fraction thereof, which...