Industry Guidelines & Resources - Retail Food Establishments

Below is a list of internal and external resources related to the Retail Food industry. Detailed information can be found on the Texas Department of Health Services (DSHS) web links, or by contacting us using the information in the contact pane on this page. 

• Overview 

• Obtaining a Permit 

• Forms and Publications 

• Food Safety Laws and Regulations 

• Open Records 

• Food Safety Inspector 

• Texas Cottage Food Production 

• Retail Food Service Establishments FAQs 

• Texas Farmer’s Market 

• Model Orders and Ordinances 

• Texas Self-Service Food Market 

• Opening a Restaurant in Texas 

• Complaints & Enforcement 

• Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) 

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

• Conference for Food Protection 

• FDA Food Code 

• FoodSafety.gov 

• Partnership for Food Safety Education 

• Texas A&M University Nutrition and Food Science 

• US Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

• US Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service 

• US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 

 
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