Food Safety/Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)

Colorado Food Health Code Updated

The state Board of Health has unanimously voted to adopt the 2013 Federal Food Code and 2015 Supplement. Changes to the Colorado Health Code will take effect January 1, 2019.

• The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) will provide guidance, training and information regarding the transition to the updated food code. 
  • Documents and Guidance
    • ​Guidance and Interpretive Memos
      • Certified Food Protection Manager.​
        • The 2013 FDA Food Code, Annex 3 specifies the requirement of designating a *person in charge, that is responsible for monitoring and managing all food establishment operations and who is authorized to take action to ensure compliance of the Code’s objectives.  The person in charge, can oversee multiple sites of the food service operation and does not need to remain on-site at all times; however, site staff must know who the designated person of charge is and the procedures for contacting them in the case corrective action must take place. *The person in charge must be certified by an accredited program and is referenced here as the Certified Food Protection Manager.
      • Clean Up Procedures for Vomit and Fecal Events.
      • Date Marking Guidance.
      • Additional Retail Food Interpretive Memos & Guidance Documents.
    • Additional Resources
      • ​Retail Food Establishments: Certified Food Protection Manager Training Resource
      • Colorado Food Code Memo
      • Food Code Transition Timeline
• For more information, please contact Troy Huffman at CDPHE. 

For additional information, E-Mail: Alicia Grove.