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California
Retail Food Safety Act (Cal Code)
On May
15, 2006 the Governor signed into law SB 144 which enacted the California
Retail Food Code (Cal Code). This new law which took effect July 1, 2007 completely replaced
previous retail food regulation and represents the culmination of
an extraordinary collaborative effort of the California Retail Food Safety
Coalition (CRFSC) - a broad-based coalition of federal, state and local regulators and the retail food industry.
This
comprehensive law is modeled on the federal Food Code and will accomplish a
number of important public health
objectives, including:
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Promotion of uniformity and consistency in retail food safety enforcement;
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Affording greater protection of highly susceptible populations, including
children at school and community and
elderly care facility clients;
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Ensuring that food safety regulation is based on best available science; and
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Facilitating understanding and compliance of laws through consolidation of
statutory provisions.
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