Food Service
Note: This information applies to food service establishments statewide, except in the Municipality of Anchorage. If you are a food service establishment selling food within the limits of Anchorage, review requirements and other information from the Anchorage Health Department's Food Safety and Sanitation program before engaging in any food-related sales.
Resources
- Permit Fees
- Food Worker Cards
- Certified Food Protection Manager
- Cottage Food
- Cleaning Up Diarrhea and Vomit
- Temperature Controls
- See more Food Resources ➜
Forms
Information and resources for operating mobile food units
Guidance and authorizations for operating a temporary camp in Alaska
Serving food at fairs, festivals, and other temporary events
About Food Service
Food service establishments serve food for people to eat.
Food service operations may prepare food on-site before serving or they may provide consumers with ready-to-eat food. The food can be sold or provided free of charge and consumers may eat the food on or off the premises.
Food service operations are regulated by the Alaska Food Code (18 AAC 31). Common types of food service are included below.
Examples of Food Service
- Catering
- Weddings, open houses, parties
- Employees and Guests
- Galleys, mess halls, mining camps, bed and breakfasts, lodges, remote camps
- Institutions
- Hospitals, nursing homes, correctional facilities, other places of care or custody
- Mobile Food Units
- Food trucks, push carts
- Organizations
- Clubs, associations, nonprofits, religious congregations, community groups
- Restaurants and Drive-Thrus
- Restaurants, delis, take-outs, drive-ins and drive-thrus, coffee huts
- Schools
- School lunch programs, head start centers, concession stands
- Temporary Food Service
- Food booths at fairs, farmers markets, and other local events
- Other
- Taverns and bars
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