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Food Handling Guidelines

To help ensure that the foods prepared and served meet safety standards, there are laws that govern food handling. Below is list of Illinois codes that food service providers must follow:

• Food Service Sanitation Code – 77 Illinois Administrative Code Section 750
• Retail Food Sanitation Code – 77 Illinois Administrative Code 760
• Food Service Sanitation Codes – 77 Illinois Administrative Code Section 750, Subpart H
• Sanitary Food Vending and Beverage Code – 77 Illinois Administrative Code Section 743
• Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act [410 ILCS 620]
• Sanitary Food Preparation Act [410 ILCS 650]
• Sanitary Food Preparation Act [410 ILCS 650/11.1]
• Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act [410 ILCS 625]
• 89 Illinois Administrative Code Section 407, Subpart F through Subpart H.
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