{"id":329,"date":"2024-11-20T09:04:30","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T14:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodsafety-draft\/?page_id=329"},"modified":"2025-03-27T10:56:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T14:56:26","slug":"retail","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/foodsafety\/retail\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Service and Retail"},"content":{"rendered":"

Food Service and Retail<\/h1>

Resources, regulatory updates, and practical guidance to help ensure your operations, including farmers markets, meet the highest standards of safety and compliance<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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This section includes regulatory information, fact sheets and guidance for food safety practices in retail and foodservice operations, including farmers markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the United States, state and local regulatory agencies are responsible for the regulation of restaurants and retail food stores. Regulatory oversight is in line with federal food safety initiatives. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) assists state and local regulatory agencies and the industries they regulate by providing a model Food Code. This Food Code provides science-based guidance for reducing risk factors that are known to cause or contribute to foodborne illness outbreaks associated with retail foodservice establishments. Local, state, tribal, and federal regulators use the FDA Food Code<\/a> as a model to develop or update their own food safety rules and to be consistent with national food regulatory policy. In Rhode Island, the Department of Health (RIDOH), Center for Food Protection <\/a>is the regulatory agency responsible for the oversight of all retail food service operations. <\/p>\n\n\n

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2025 Food Safety Task Force Conference<\/h1>

April 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.\nHow to Comply with the FDA Food Traceability Rule<\/p>

Register Online by April 15th<\/a><\/p><\/div>

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Farmers Market Guidelines<\/h2>

The purpose of these guidelines is to highlight important food safety practices to take under consideration when vending at a farmers market. It also includes information on the various licensing requirements that may or may not be needed.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Decision Making Tool<\/h2>

Navigate licensing requirements for selling at RI farmers markets with our Decision-Making Tool. This guide helps you determine which licenses you need based on your products, from whole produce to prepared foods and more. <\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Risk Assessment Tool for Farmers Market Managers<\/h2>

Ensure your farmers market is a food-safe environment by using checklist to help identify key practices for cleanliness, hygiene, and proper food handling, ensuring the health and safety of vendors, customers, and products. <\/p><\/div><\/div>

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