Food safety: Reducing the risk of food-borne illness

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THD performs over 11,000 inspections of approximately 3,500 food service establishments each year to ensure food safety for area residents.


Healthy people 2010 objective:

Increase the proportion of adults who are vaccinated annually against influenza and ever vaccinated against pneumococcal disease.

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Temporary Food Events

Obtaining a License for Operation

All food service establishments in Tulsa County, including temporary and seasonal food establishments, require a license.

Temporary food establishments may be licensed to operate only in conjunction with a transitory special event. A temporary food establishment license is good through the end of the event for which it was issued, unless the license is cancelled or revoked. The fee for licensing is $25.00 plus $5.00 for each day in excess of five days. The event cannot last longer than 17 days.

Temporary food establishments are required to meet certain regulations regarding their construction, water system, waste disposal, equipment, personnel and food safety.

Temporary Food Establishment Requirements.

Seasonal Food Establishments

Seasonal food establishments may obtain a license that will be valid for 180 days per year, unless canceled or revoked prior to its expiration. Seasonal food establishments can only serve non-potentially hazardous foods and must comply with the requirements of a temporary food establishment.

For more information, please call 918-595-4300.