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Mobile Food Facilities

Mobile Food Facility Inspection Results is now online.

The Mobile Food Program within Alameda County consists of over eight hundred Mobile Food Facilities including carts, trucks and vehicles of various types.

The main goal of the program is to ensure that food served on mobile food facilities is safe for the public. This goal is achieved by providing food safety education to food service operators and enforcement of the laws listed within The California Health and Safety Code during inspections.

Mobile food facilities must apply for a permit (see application below), pass inspection and contract with an approved Commissary and/or Commercial Kitchen prior to operating in Alameda County. For a list of approved Commissaries/Commercial Kitchens in Alameda County, see below. Permits are valid for 12 months and are renewed on an annual basis.

Environmental Health is now posting color-coded Placards on mobile food trucks operating in Alameda County. Each truck will be given the chance to earn a Green (Pass), Yellow (Conditional Pass) or Red (Closed) Placard based on an operational inspection. To learn more about the Placarding Program for food trucks, Click Here.

(PDF - 652kb)* with an approved Commissary (PDF - 52kb)* prior to operating in Alameda County. Permits are valid for 12 months and are renewed on an annual basis.

• Mobile Food Facilities Application (PDF - 452kb)*
• Part D Commissary Agreement for inside and outside Alameda County (PDF - 631kb)*
• Part E Route Sheet (PDF - 335kb)* (PDF - 90kb)* -->Checklist of Required Documents for Mobile Food Facility Permitting and Caterer Registration (PDF - 457kb)*
• Regulations Specific to Mobile Food Facility Permitting - Note: Document undergoing revisions
• Caterer Registration (PDF - 588kb)*
• Ware Washing (3-Compartment Sink) Requirements for Mobile Food Facilities (PDF - 262kb)*
• List of Permitted Commissaries/Commercial Kitchens in Alameda County & Vicinity
• Requirements for Mobile Food Plan Submittal (PDF - 683kb)*

• Requirements for Fee Exemption Request (PDF - 68kb)*
• Non-Profit Charitable Fee Exemption Request (PDF - 46kb)*
• Veteran's Fee Exemption Form (PDF - 228kb)*

California Food Handler Certificate Program (Food Handler Card): Click for Online Providers

• Alameda County now Posting Placards on Food Trucks (4/21/14)
  Visit our Mobile Food Placarding page to learn more about the new Placarding Program for Food Trucks.
• Alameda County's Food Truck Placarding System featured on 7-On-Your-Side, on ABC 7 News (12/27/13)
  Watch the news clip from ABC 7 news to learn more about the upcoming Placarding Program and the need for improving the safety of food sold off of food trucks operating in Alameda County. Click to view the news clip.
• Mobile Food Vending FREE Info-Sessions held every Monday at 10AM, starting Oct. 7th (10/1/13)
  Looking for information on how to permit your Mobile Food Business with Alameda County Environmental Health? Starting on Oct. 7, 2013, we will be holding a free info-session at our office, every Monday (excluding County holidays) for those who have questions on where to begin. Info-sessions will begin at 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM in room 106. Check in between 9:30-10AM at the 1st Floor Reception Desk at 1131 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda - Directions.
  • Starting a Mobile Food Business Info-Session Flyer (PDF - 890kb)*

  Mobile Food Facilities Contact Information

  Alameda County Department of Environmental Health
  1131 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA, 94502-6577

  To schedule an Appointment for a Renewal Inspection , please call the Appointment Hotline at 510-567-6810, two months before your permit expires. Please allow up to 48 hours for a response.

  For questions, please refer first to the FAQ page for both Mobile Food Facilites and/or Temporary Events.
  For Renewal Inspection Questions for Carts, Trucks, and Trailers:

  For New Application Questions for Carts, Trucks and Trailers:

  For Service in Spanish (Para servicio en Español) & General Questions:
  

  Please call the front desk at (510) 567-6700.

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