The First District Health Unit (FDHU) Environmental Health Division is in charge of licensing, regulating and inspecting all food and beverage establishments in the FDHU region.  The FDHU requirements for food and beverage establishments are the set of regulations that all food and beverage establishments have to follow.  These regulations are based on the 2005 FDA Model Food Code. 

On February 15, 2007 the Board of Health adopted the 2007 edition of the First District Health Unit Requirements for Food and Beverage Establishments (Food Code). This code is effective March 1, 2007.  Click on the link below to view or download the FDHU Food Code.  Also below is a link to the changes that were made to the food code.

All establishments are licensed on an annual basis.  License costs are set according to the FDHU fee schedule. Licenses are valid for one calendar year.  Click on the links below to view and download the fee schedule.  Contact FDHU for an establishment license application .

All food and beverage establishments are inspected at least once yearly and more often if necessary.

Education & Training 

Food employees at all licensed establishments are required to attend food education training.  The training is provided free of charge and includes information on topics like foodborne illness, hand washing, food preparation and pest issues.  The food employees must pass an exam to receive a card.  The card is good for three years, and all food employees must have a card to work in a licensed establishment. This is the 3rd year of the food training course so those who attended the training in 2007 will need to recertify in 2010.  Please check the dates on your certification card.

The dates for the 2010 food training sessions are:

       January 6                  February 3                       March 3

       April 7                         May 5                                June 2

       July 7                          August 4                          September 1

       October 6                   November 3                    December 1

       October 5                    November 2                    November  30                                                                                                         

Employees must RSVP for the session that they wish to attend.  If there are not at least five people registered for any session by noon the day before the session, then that session will be cancelled. 

Additonal sessions (evenings or weekends) can be made available as needed.

DVD

Alternatively, a DVD containing the entire food safety seminar is available to use and return or purchase from First District Health Unit.  A Chinese-simple language DVD is also available.  Purchase or lease of the training DVD will allow  potential emplyees to review the entire seminar at their leisure.  It will be the responsiblity of the employee to contact First District Health Unit to set up an appointment to take the test.  It will be possible for people outside of Minot to set up an appointment at the local First District Health Unit (County Nurse) Office to take the test as well.

For additional information visit the following websites:

http://www.fda.gov/default.htm

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fc05-toc.html

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