Santa Clara County, California
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Color Placards
Santa Clara County follows the California Retail Food Code (CalCode) with a pass/fail inspection framework. Violations are categorized by severity but no letter grades or numeric scores are publicly posted. Inspection results are available through the county's online searchable database.
Green
Pass — facility meets food safety standards
Yellow
Conditional Pass — corrections required
Red
Closed — imminent health hazard
Fire Safety
Fire Authority
Santa Clara County Fire Department
San Jose Fire: (408) 535-7600. Sunnyvale DPS (combined police/fire): (408) 730-7100. Santa Clara County Fire serves unincorporated + contract cities. San Jose Fire, Santa Clara City Fire, Sunnyvale DPS, and other city fire depts serve incorporated cities.
Hood Cleaning Standard
NFPA 96 Table 12.4 schedule: quarterly for high-volume/solid fuel cooking, semiannually for moderate volume, annually for low-volume/seasonal.
Suppression Inspection
UL-300 wet chemical suppression systems required for all commercial cooking hoods. Semiannual by licensed fire protection contractor.
- UL-300 wet chemical suppression system required in all commercial cooking hoods
- Semi-annual suppression system inspection and certification
- Hood and duct cleaning per NFPA 96 Table 12.4 schedule
- Fire code compliance per 2022 CFC with local amendments
Official Inspection Portal
Search Santa Clara County restaurant inspections
SCCDEH Food Safety Inspection Database
Source: Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health
Inspection Authority
Agency
Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health
Code Basis
CalCode
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