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Denver’s Rapid Food Truck Growth: Managing Change and Focusing on Safety
Rocky Mountain Food Safety ConferenceTuesday, May 8th, 2018Presented by: Maggie Staab & Grace Nelson
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• With DPHE ~4 years• BS and BA from Ohio
University• Mobile Program
Supervisor• Specialize in FBI
investigations
Grace Nelson
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• With DPHE 3.5 years• BSBA from DU • Former lead food truck
investigator• Mobile Program
Supervisor
Maggie Staab
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The Mile High City
Denver at a Glance
• Population: 704,621 (2017)
• Average 300 days of sunshine per year
• Host to one of the largest rodeos in the US, National Western Stock Show
“Home Rule”
• Denver became a City and County in 1902
• Ability to enact regulation through the Board of Health
Growing Industry
• Nearly 300% growth in # of licensed food trucks in Denver
• $2.7 billion in revenue in 2017 in the U.S. vs. in 2008 when the market was virtually nonexistent
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Denver Department of Public Health
and Environment
Empowering Denver’s communities to live
better, longer.
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• Office of the Medical Examiner
• Denver Animal Protection
• Environmental Quality
• Community Health
• Public Health Inspections
5 DIVISIONS OF DPHE5 DIVISIONS OF DPHE
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Public Health Inspections Division
• Healthy Families, Healthy Homes
• Food Safety & Marijuana
• ~50 employees• 10+ regulation
sets/codes
• Food Service• Child care facilities• Residential health• Noise• Lead• Body art
establishments• Pools• Boarding homes• Homeless shelters
Division: Regulated Establishments:
Empowering Denver’s communities to live better, longer
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Mobile InspectionsRegulate using:
• Chapter 23 of D.R.M.C.
16 district investigators
Mobiles work group• Program development• Late night inspections• Plan reviews
1 Lead mobile investigator
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Food Truck Growth in the City and County of Denver
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Plus 75 pending
applications
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2015 2016 2017
Number of Routine Inspections
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Growth: Licensing Process
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Food Truck Nation Report
• #1 for obtaining permits and licenses
• #2 overall for food truck regulations
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Working with other Agencies
o Food Truck Nation highlights how we work closely with other CCD agencieso Denver Fireo Excise and Licenses
o Routinely collaborate for:o Quarterly meetingso Licensing inspectionso Field inspections
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Plan Review: Addressing Safety Before it Gets on the Road
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Safety
Food trucks certainly have the same considerations for food safety as other brick and mortar facilities, however there are other safety concerns outside of foodborne illness risk factors…
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Philadelphia food truck incident, 2014
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Indianapolis food truck fire, 2015
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Aurora food truck fire, 2017
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Working with DFD
• Propane on the exterior• 2‐40lb tanks max
• Propane on the interior• Moving gas lines to the exterior • Installing fire suppression systems
• Natural gas powered equipment vs. Propane powered equipment
• Hot water heater incident
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Addressing Safety in the Field• Gas meter training for all
staff members
• Your nose is your best friend
• Contacting the Fire Department
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More traditional safety concerns for a local public health department
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16.91%
18.18%
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2015
2016
2017
% of Imminent Health Hazards (IHHs) to Routine Inspections
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Educational Approach
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Quarterly Newsletter
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2018 Denver
Food Truck Symposium
• 120 attendees• Goal: Provide resources for success to both
new and existing truck operators • Highlights:
• All agencies that regulate food trucks in Denver present
• 3 additional Local County Health Agencies in attendance
• Basic Food Safety class taught in English and Spanish
• Veteran of the industry spoke • Multiple vendors, including
fabricators, truck organization and commissaries
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Additional Education
• Basic Food Safety Class (BFS) specifically for mobile operators
• Provide additional handouts during licensing
• Provide educational materials in Spanish, include BFS
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Other Safety Areas
• Licensing inspections• Operating from a home• Late night field inspections
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Licensing Inspection Safety
• Partner with Risk Management office to evaluate safety hazards
• Development of traffic flow procedures at licensing inspections
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Partnering with DPD
• Community resource officers/Field inspectors
• Home visits, complaints of non‐permitted home operations
• Late night inspections in LoDo
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How Do We Find Trucks? • Finding more trucks to conduct more inspections, thus
protecting the safety and health of our communities in Denver
• Use of breweries (calendars)
• Social media posts• Twitter• Facebook• Instagram
• Large outdoor events
• New mobile app being developed by Denver Tech Services
• Only licensed units can be approved via us in PocketGov• Positive for operator (Reaching 50K users, reminder for license
renewal, etc.)• Positive for us, so we can regulate them
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Future of Food Trucks in Denver• Not going away anytime soon
• We have taken an approach in the City to embrace the industry and focus on safety and customer service
• Inter-agency group continues to work on emerging issues related to food trucks
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Questions?
Public Health Inspections [email protected], 720‐913‐1311
Maggie [email protected], 720‐865‐5508
Grace [email protected], 720‐865‐5379