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Information for Food Vendors A temporary or mobile food service permit is required. A copy must be provided to the Festival Coordinator prior to August 31, 2010. Contact the Interior Health Authority, 250.505.7220, for more information or to secure a letter indicating a permit is not required. Food service operators and workers must have
completed a Foodsafe course. Cold running water is available; you are
responsible for providing hoses. We encourage the use of
biodegradable/photodegradable food service supplies. Please contact
the Festival Coordinator for information on where these can be
obtained. Vendors are responsible for separating
garbage:
Please provide your own waste containers other than pig food buckets. Electrical power at the Festival site is limited. Food vendors are encouraged to use alternative sources of energy such as propane, solar, or battery packs. In order to maintain the atmosphere we enjoy at the Festival, no generators are allowed. If you are requesting electrical power, you must supply a list of the appliances you will be using and their electrical rating (in watts). Electrical power hookups will not be provided without this information. The Festival reserves the right to limit
power consumption and/or locate vendors in appropriate booth spaces
to minimize conflicts in electrical power usage.
Interior Health Food Guidelines Interior Health does not object to the sale of non-potentially hazardous food prepared at home if best practices are observed. To ensure that a vendor has reviewed the best practices, they should complete the information form included in the guidelines and submit it to our office. We will review the information and if acceptable, issue a letter stating that we have no objections to the offering of food as described. If food is potentially hazardous (ie. can support the growth of hazardous microorganisms) approval from our office is required by means of a temporary food permit. The applications and criteria can be found here and following the link to either The Guidelines for Sale of Foods at Temporary Food Markets or Application for a Temporary Food Permit, as per the criteria noted in the guidelines.
Vendors of whole, unsliced or unpeeled fruits and vegetables and commercially prepackaged non-potentially hazardous foods are not required to have approval. Please refer to the list of food that is acceptable for home preparation, included in the temporary food market guidelines, for more clarification on what is considered potentially hazardous and not acceptable for home preparation. The Health Act - Food Premise Regulation requires that an application be made to Interior Health Authority before selling food to the public. We may conduct inspections of food vendors to ensure compliance. Please refer to the list of home prepared food that is acceptable for public sale. Persons who wish to offer food that falls under the home prepared, non-potentially hazardous food category should complete the application found in the relevant document and forward it to our office. The names of registered food vendors are submitted to IHA in advance of the festival. For more information, contact: Paul Geisler, C.P.H.I.(C.)
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