Coconino County Food Code

The 2017 FDA Food Code was adopted by the Arizona Department of Health Services in July 2020 with some modifications. To bring some uniformity across the state, all Arizona Counties will be harmonizing and operating under the 2017 FDA Food Code by July 2021. Coconino County is making a large jump from the 1999 FDA Food Code to the 2017 FDA Food Code.

If you have comments or questions after watching the videos available on the Coconino County Health and Human Services website at https://www.coconino.az.gov/229/Environmental-Health and/or attending one of the on-line information sessions, please enter them into one of the categories below and an Environmental Health Specialist will contact you.

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* 1. I have questions or need clarification related to changes or new requirements in the 2017 FDA Food Code. Please include the chapter, section, topic related to your question, and page number (if available). Please enter your comments below.

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* 2. I have questions or need clarification related to changes or new requirements in the Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R9-8-1 Food Establishments. Please include the chapter, section, topic related to your question, and page number. Mobile food units are specifically outlined in the A.A.C.s. Please enter your comments below.

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* 3. The Coconino County Board of Supervisors (BOS) will consider adopting a standard that is more stringent than required by the 2017 Food Code. Specifically, the 2017 FDA Food Code gives an option for “time as a public health control of up to 6-hours before disposal or immediate use for certain foods, as long as the warmest part of the food does not exceed 70 degrees F.” This 6-hour option adds two hours to the current 4-hour time as a public health control. Coconino County Health and Human Services (CCHHS) Environmental Health is recommending to the BOS to maintain the current 4-hour time to use or toss certain food products as the rule, thus eliminating the 6-hour option from the code.

If you have questions or comments related to the above outlined recommendation, please post them here.

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* 4. CCHHS Environmental Health will also recommend the reintroduction of the requirement for pools and spa operators to test chemical and pH levels twice a day at minimum, instead of once a day. Results will need to be logged. The adoption of the 2019 Coconino County Unified Health Code harmonized with the Arizona Administrative Codes which were less stringent in this area than previous local code requirements. CCHHS Environmental Health’s recommendation to perform twice a day chemical and pH testing is designed to support greater public health and safety.

If you have questions or comments related to the above outlined recommendation, please post them here.

Thank you for taking the time to provide your comments and questions.