Mobile Food
Mobile Food Facilities
San Mateo County Environmental Health Services is responsible for the inspection of various types of Mobile Food Facilities (MFF):
- Mobile Food Preparation Units (MFPU)
- Hot dog/espresso carts
- Limited food vehicles
- Push carts
- Food trucks
- Ice cream trucks
The Vehicle Inspection Program conducts annual certification and complaint inspections of MFFs, and inspections that may involve commissaries that service these MFFs.
Please see below to apply for the appropriate permit.
Forms and Resources:
- Mobile Food Facility Permit Application (English/Ingles)
- Mobile Food Plan Check Requirements
- Solicitud de Permiso de Instalacion Ambulante de Alimentos (Espanol/Spanish)
- Mobile Food Facility Checklist - English
- Mobile Food Facility Checklist - Spanish
- Commissary Resource List
- California Health and Safety Code - Mobile Food
- Certification of Non-Operational Food Facility
- Mobile Food Facility - Frequently Asked Questions
- Mobile Food Facilities 2018 Placarding Implementation
- Implementacion de Carteles Calificativos en Negocios de Venta de Comida Ambulante 2018
For more information please contact:
Mobile Food Team
mobilefood@smcgov.org