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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.


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.

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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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