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Food safety
We make sure food in San Francisco is safe for the public and provide food safety education, inspection, permitting, and other measures.
Get your plan checked by the health department
Work with us before you do construction on a new or existing facility, like your restaurant or food truck.Go to our construction guideServices
Restaurants and handling food
Get a health permit to open a restaurant, bar, or other retail food location
Get restaurant health inspection results
Report food poisoning or food-related illness
Become a certified food safety manager at your facility
Get a food handler card
Register your charity to prepare and serve food to those in need
Become a healthy food retailer
Farmers' markets and agriculture
Apply to open or operate a certified farmers’ market
Apply for a health permit to run a farmers' market
Sell prepared or packaged food at a farmers' market in San Francisco
Apply to sell produce you grow at a certified farmers’ market
Register your culinary garden
Register to apply pesticides for agricultural or structural pest control
Sell goods at the Alemany Farmers Market
Apply to become an approved vendor at the Alemany Farmers Market
Reserve and pay for a stall at the Alemany Farmers Market
Cancel your reservation at the Alemany Farmers Market
Appeal an Alemany Farmers Market vendor decision
Appeal an Alemany Farmers Market violation
Apply for a tax benefit by using your property for urban agriculture
Mobile food facilities
Catering and pop-ups
Temporary community events
Report food poisoning
Tell us if you get sick from food. We'll investigate to keep others safe.Report an issueResources
Guides and information
Certified farmers’ markets in San Francisco
Guide to health permits for mobile food facilities
Guide to opening a restaurant
Guide to opening a bar
Guide to opening a catering business
Guide to opening a food and beverage manufacturing business
Guide to food permits for special events
Food facility construction plans: What to include for review
What to include when you submit your mobile food plan for review
Resources for construction and remodeling of food facilities
Common violations in food inspections
Restaurant health inspection posters and what they mean
Specialized food processing