Myth: Food safety isn't a problem. I've been cooking for years, and nobody has ever gotten sick from my food. . Fact: Even though the U.S. has one of the safest food supplies in the world, the CDC estimates that 48 million people a year get sick from something they ate...

About Us The Environmental Health Division routinely inspects hotels, motels, detention facilities, and organized/day camps to assure compliance with the requirements of the California Health and Safety Code. Complaints Rental housing such as detached dwellings and various types of attached or multi-user dwellings are inspected on a complaint basis only...

Learn More About Foodborne Illness CDC estimates that each year 48 million people get sick from a foodborne illness, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die. Foodborne illness (Food Poisoning) is an illness suspected to have resulted from consuming foods or beverages. There are over 250 organisms that can cause foodborne illness...

Services for the Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program Residential costs are paid through the foster care system, and the HCA contracts with the STRTP facilities to provide Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) to eligible youth and NMDs placed under the Assembly Bill 403 mandate. All referrals to the program are...

Disposal options for Orange County Businesses Big Green Box (batteries, portable electronic devices) Grainger (fluorescent lamps, batteries) Kinbursky Bros. (batteries, electronics) Lighting Resources (fluorescent lamps, ballasts) Mercury Disposal Systems (fluorescent lamps, batteries) Call 2 Recycle (rechargeable batteries, cellular phones) Waste Management Lamp Tracker (fluorescent lamps) Disclaimer The preceding list of...

What Qualifies as Medical Waste? Medical waste includes, but not limited to, biohazardous, infectious, pathology, pharmaceutical, and sharps wastes generated in a health care setting in the care of humans or animals. Please see section 117690 of the Medical Waste Management Act for a full definition. What We Do as...

Disposal options for Orange County Households OC Waste and Recycling OC Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Centers The Home Depot – Compact Fluorescent Bulb Recycling Earth911.com Disclaimer The preceding list of companies is not intended to be all inclusive. This is a partial lists of common resources. Mention of these...

Drug Disposal Options County Disposal Locations There are four (4) County HHW Collection Centers that accept sharps containers. Anaheim — 1071 N. Blue Gum Street Anaheim, CA 92806 Huntington Beach — 17121 Nichols Street Huntington Beach, CA 92647 Irvine — 6411 Oak Canyon Irvine, CA 92618 San Juan Capistrano — 32250 La Pata Avenue...

Are You Due For An Oil Change? Find the manufacturer-recommended oil change intervals for most vehicles (2000 to Current). Find a Certified Used Oil Recycling Center Near You.

What We Do: The Orange County Environmental Health Hazardous Materials Team (Health HazMat Team) provided specialized emergency response 24 hours a day to protect public health, the property of Orange County residents, and the environment. The Health HazMat Team responds to incidents county-wide that involve a release or potential threat...