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Seattle & King County
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Seattle, WA 98104
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Food Protection Program
List of food exempt from permit and plan review
Foods exempt from permit and plan review
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- Commercially made caramel apples
- Cotton candy
- Machine crushed ice drinks with non-potentially hazardous ingredients (e.g. slurpies, icees, slushies)
- Corn on the cob with butter
- Individual samples of sliced non-potentially hazardous fruits and vegetables
- Popcorn and flavored popcorn with butter and/or shake on toppings
- Roasted nuts and roasted candy coated nuts
- Deep fried pork skins prepared from pork skins rendered at a food processing plant
- Whole roasted peppers for immediate service
- Dried herbs/spices, including bulk and/or packaging processed in an approved facility
Note - Machine crushed ice drinks are those prepared (mixed, frozen, and dispensed) completely within self-enclosed machines after a premix has been added. This eliminates any potential hand contact with the product.
The exempt from permit and plan review products require the vendor to fill out and submit an exemption form that is available at the Environmental Health district offices.
Have questions? Contact a Food Plans Examiner
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If you have any questions about starting your food business, contact the Plans Examiner serving the area where your establishment is located:
- Trish Ryan, Sr. Environmental Health Specialist
For food establishments in the City of Seattle
Environmental Health Division
401 - 5th Avenue, Suite 1100
Seattle, WA 98104-2333
Phone: 206-263-8484
- Diane Agasid-Bondoc, Sr. Environmental Health Specialist
For food establishments in unincorporated South King County and South King County suburban cities
Alder Square Public Health Center
Environmental Health Division
1404 Central Ave. S., Suite 101
Kent, WA 98032
Phone: 206-205-1903
- Mike Bratcher, Sr. Environmental Health Specialist
For food establishments in unincorporated North and East King County, North and East suburban cities
Northshore Public Health Center
Environmental Health Division
10808 NE 145th St.
Bothell, WA 98011
Phone: 206-296-9741
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