Guidance on Governor Brown's Phased Reopening
Restaurants may only offer take out and/or delivery in Extreme Risk Level counties. See the Restaurant Reopening Guidance, risk level chart and the COVID Updates page for more information on your county's requirements and additional guidance.
Restaurant Guidance: Orders for Pick Up, Delivery and To Go
Restaurant Guidance: Restaurants Offering Raw or Bulk Food
COVID-19 and Food Safety
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Cleaning Tips for Restaurants, Food Carts and other Food Service Operations
English
Español / Spanish
اللغة العربية / Arabic
简体中文 / Simplified Chinese
繁體中文 / Traditional Chinese
Foosun Chuuk / Chuukese
Lus Hmoob / Hmong
Kajin Majol / Marshallese
Русский / Russian
Af Soomaali / Somali
Tiếng Việt / Vietnamese
New Rules - Enforcement of Executive Orders
The Oregon Health Authority (Authority), Public Health Division, has adopted OAR 333-003-1001 thru 333-003-3040 to implement the Governor's Executive Orders issued as a result of a declaration of an emergency due to the public health threat posed by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). On December 2, 2020, the Governor issued Executive Order 20-66, which adjusted the framework for the community mitigation strategies from a phased approach to a county-by-county metrics approach. These temporary rules amend existing rules to adjust the requirements and provisions to the new metrics approach. The revisions allow the Authority or a local public health authority to issue civil penalties and enforce the provisions of the Executive Orders, but only as long as the underlying Executive Orders are in effect. The rules also clarify the Authority or local public health authority authorization to act under their licensing authorities for food establishments and tourist facilities to enforce applicable Executive Order and Authority guidance requirements, including through closures, suspension, revocation, and civil penalty. Please note that the requirements of these rules will expire when the Governor has terminated the Executive Order underlying the prohibition or requirement.
Temporary Rules - Exclusion of Workers with COVID-19
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has adopted temporary rules to exclude individuals with COVID-19 from attending or working in schools and children’s facilities, or from working in health care facilities or food service facilities (OAR 333-019-1000). These temporary rules are effective March 9, 2020 through September 4, 2020.
Mobile Food and Temporary Restaurant Rule Changes
The Foodborne Illness Prevention Program has adopted new
rules relating to mobile food units (food trucks and food carts) and temporary restaurants. The new rules went into effect on February 1, 2020. The new rules were developed by a workgroup consisting of industry and local health department members and update the standards for mobile food units, which have not been subject to a major revision since 1997. These new rules also expand on the types of food items that are exempt from regulation at temporary events if certain provisions are met to protect public health. A summary of the rule changes is available in
English and
Spanish, but are not the only changes to the mobile food unit standards.
Plastic Straw Restriction Effective January 1, 2020
Senate Bill 90 was passed during the 2019 legislative session, which restricts food service establishments from providing plastic straws to customers unless they are specifically requested. A food service employee can only offer a plastic, single use straw to a customer if they are in/on their vehicle in the drive–thru. This restriction does not apply to health care facilities or residential care facilities that provide straws to patients or residents. For more information, please see our
Plastic Straws in Food Service Facilities fact sheet.
Web Portal for Inspection Reports
The Oregon Health Authority has launched a new web portal that will allow people to easily find
inspection reports for food, public pool and lodging facilities, such as restaurants, swimming pools and hotels across Oregon.
The portal is provided as part of a software update to the statewide licensing and inspection system. The site will show semi-annual, biennial and annual routine inspections as well as reinspections.
**Please note that there is a 14-day lag from the date of inspection until it is shown on the website**