This law generally requires food facilities, except temporary food facilities, to have an owner or employee who has successfully passed an approved and accredited food safety certification examination from an accredited food protection manager certification organization, except as specified.

CALIFORNIA TRANS FAT BAN REQUIREMENTS

Beginning Jan. 1, 2011, no food containing 0.5 grams or more of artificial trans fat per serving may be stored, distributed, served by or used in the preparation of any food within a food facility.

Nutrition Information – Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND)

Looking for factual information on current nutrition questions? AND Hot Topics are short, concise practice and science-based answers that provide expert opinions on emerging areas of food, nutrition and health.

USDA Professional and Career Resources

Find a variety of lesson plans and curricula as well as organizations and companies that provide nutrition education materials and resources for audiences from young to old.

USDA Food and Nutrition Service

FNS provides children and adults of all ages with nutrition education materials on how to improve their diets and their lives.

Nutrition Education

Resources for Adults and Kids

The Division of Nutrition Research Coordination (DNRC) advises the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and others on nutrition research issues and works with the NIH organizational components to coordinate nutrition research and research training initiatives.

Further, the DNRC maintains the Human Nutrition Research Information Management (HNRIM) system. HNRIM is a searchable database of nutrition research and research training activities supported by the Federal Government. Data for the system is prepared and submitted by participating agencies and is updated annually.

A Congressional mandate stipulates for reviewing guidance materials was enacted in 1990 to ensure that nutrition education materials produced by Federal agencies are consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) and that all agencies within the Departments of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and Agriculture (USDA) are consistent with regard to nutrition information and advice. The NIH Nutrition Education Subcommittee (NES), a subcommittee of the NIH Nutrition Coordinating Committee, reviews nutrition education materials produced by NIH and other Federal agencies to ensure that the nutrition information is scientifically accurate and that the dietary guidance information is consistent with the DGAs.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH INSPECTION CHECKLIST

Use of this checklist is optional; however, inspectors may find it useful when determining responses to the Environmental Health Evaluation. Facility managers may use the checklist and corresponding explanations of key CalCode requirements as a self-audit.

MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR LOCAL DETENTION FACILITIES

TITLE 15-CRIME PREVENTION AND CORRECTIONS

DIVISION 1, CHAPTER 1, SUBCHAPTER 4

Minimum Standards for Juvenile Facilities

Title 15-Crime Prevention and Corrections

Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 5

NCCHC Clinical Guideline for Health Care in Correctional settings Diabetes

The National Commission on Correctional Health Care has adopted several guidelines to help correctional health care professionals effectively manage diseases commonly found in jails, prisons and juvenile confinement facilities. The guidelines are adapted for the correctional setting from nationally accepted clinical guidelines prepared by other organizations, including the National Institutes of Health; the American Diabetes Association; the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.