Public Health - Jefferson County, CO

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The JCPH Food Protection and Safety Program works to prevent food-borne illness outbreaks and assure that Jefferson County citizens and visitors are provided with safe food. Staff routinely inspect food service operations, such as restaurants, delicatessens, school cafeterias and retail markets to insure compliance with Colorado state regulations.
According to Centers for Disease Control 2000 estimates, food-borne illnesses cause 5,000 deaths in the U.S. each year and more than 76 million illnesses per year.

Contact: Environmental Health Services at:
303-271-5700 or email: dhooker@jeffco.us

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Information from the federal government including, Food Alerts and Recalls

Food Defense and Emergency Response: Defending food from intentional contamination depends on you!
ALERT, a food defense awareness program, defines what food defense means and how to make it part of your food service operation.

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Last Modified: Jan 12, 2010 01:10 PM