Most food establishments are heavy establishments and are typically a full-service restaurant that cooks, grills, reheats, fries, steams, bakes, preps raw meat, etc.  Some examples are fast food restaurants, full-service restaurants, hospital cafeterias, and bakeries.

Food establishments with a limited menu and limited food preparation or beverage service establishments may classify as a light food establishment. Food is often delivered precooked with limited additional preparation.  Some examples are cold or toasted sandwich shops, coffee service, boba, ice cream service, and smoothie blending.

These establishments do not handle any open or exposed food, only prepackaged food. An example is a convenience store.

This permit replaces multi-permit retail food locations with a single permit such as a grocery store.

All food establishments are inspected routinely by a sanitarian and follow a risk-based inspection frequency.

• Heavy Food Establishment: 4x per year
• Light Food Establishment: 2x per year
• No Food Prep: 1x per year

Food safety/health inspections are conducted to ensure proper sanitation, good hygienic practices, and safe food preparation are maintained.

• Local: Carrollton Food Establishment Requirements (PDF)
  These are the City of Carrollton ordinances and may differ from other cities.
  
  
• State: Texas Food Establishment Rules (PDF)
  These are the requirements that all Texas food establishments must comply with unless the local ordinance specifies differently.

Some examples of common violations found by sanitarians in new restaurants:

Time/Temperature for Safety

• Hot food must be 135°F and above.
• Cold food must be 41°F and below.
• Food off temperature must be discarded after four hours.

Adequate Handwashing and Glove Use

• Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food is prohibited.
• Employees must wash hands prior to donning gloves, switching tasks, or handling food.

Good Hygienic Practices

• Employees must wear effective hair and beard restraints.
• Eating and drinking in food prep areas is prohibited.

Date Marking

• Food removed from original packaging must be labeled if held for more than 24 hours for later use.
• Food removed from original packaging must be discarded after seven days.

Each establishment that allows BYOB (Bring Your Own Beer) must apply for a permit with the City of Carrollton Environmental Services Department.

There are NO fees associated with this permit. The permit is valid for 1 year and must be renewed every year. For food establishments, this permit must be renewed in conjunction with the annual food establishment permit.  

Apply for a BYOB Permit