Health & Safety Compliance

All foods, including ice, shall be in sound condition, free from spoilage, filth, or other contamination, and shall be safe for human consumption.
Chilled samples and refrigerated food must be maintained at 45° F or below. At lease one thermometer must be available to regularly check chilled samples.
Hot foods must maintain a temperature of 140° or above. All booths serving meat products must have Meat Thermometers.
Food/samples will be protected from contamination, including dust, insects, rodents, unclean equipment and utensils, unnecessary handling, drainage, and overhead leakage during transportation, preparation and serving.
Hand washing facility must be provided for workers. Compliance is easily achieved by providing a 5 gallon Igloo-type container filled with warm water, draining into a large trash can and liquid antibacterial soap for cleaning. Paper towels are satisfactory for hand drying.
Water dispensers shall have a spigot that can be turned on and off. Not a push button type you must hold with one hand.
Easily cleanable, nonabrasive countertops (no bare wood) must be used to prepare food (and samples) on site. This can be as simple as oil cloth or vinyl, or as elaborate as stainless steel.
Wiping cloths shall be kept in a container of sanitizing solution, consisting of 2 teaspoons of household bleach per gallon of water. This solution shall be changed as often as necessary.
All cleaning supplies shall be kept separate from foods and food preparation areas.
Equipment must be cleaned and sanitized at least daily.
Dirt floors must be covered with tar paper where food prep occurs.
Tobacco use is not allowed within food preparation and service areas.
Pump Style Hand Sanitizer provided by the exhibitor is to be available, placed where visible and marked to indicate public use.
NOTE: Public Hand Washing Stations with ‘city’ water are located at the port-o-lets near Cotton Gin and planned for the side room of the Store.
Food Booth and those with open flame are required to have at least one (1) charged and working Fire Extinguisher rated to potential fire hazards. The Fire Department will be checking that each booth complies.
All extension cords must be of outdoor quality, 25 foot or less in length and of Medium, Heavy or Extra Heavy Duty. The Fire Department will be checking that exhibitors comply to these requirements. See chart below.