July 1, 2007 was the implementation date for the new retail food law for California. The most recent version of the law is below. Refer to the documents below for information about differences between the new law (Cal Code) and the previous law (CURFFL). Click on the link below for a searchable PDF version.

The following documents are provided in Portable Document Format (PDF) and require the free Adobe Reader.

• California Retail Food Code 2018  (PDF - 945kb)*
• California Retail Food Code 2015  (PDF - 8470kb)*
• California Retail Food Code 2014  (PDF - 8470kb)*
• California Retail Food Code 2013  (PDF - 890kb)*
• California Retail Food Code 2011  (PDF - 610kb)*
• California Retail Food Code Summary Of Major Changes (English)  (PDF - 72kb)*
• California Retail Food Code Summary Of Major Changes (Korean)  (PDF - 273kb)*
• California Retail Food Code Summary Of Major Changes (Spanish)  (PDF - 130kb)*
• California Retail Food Code 2009  (PDF - 494kb)*
• CURFFL vs. Cal Code Comparison Chart  (PDF - 94kb)*
• Letter To Operators  (PDF - 33kb)*
• 2009 Legislation- SB 241  (PDF - 182kb)*
• 1/1/2009 vs. 10/11/2009 Law Text  (PDF - 890kb)*