Staff & Contacts List
UW Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) charges fees for Temporary Food Establishment Permits based on the temporary food establishment’s (TFE’s) risk level (minimal, moderate, or complex), which is determined by the complexity of the menu and food-handling processes.
As outdoor temperatures rise and wildfire season approaches, it’s important to know how to protect yourself while working outdoors. Environmental Health & Safety offers two required online training courses to help you stay safe: Outdoor Heat Safety and Wildfire Smoke Safety.
Outdoor Heat Safety Training
Refer to the Safe Internal Cooking Temperatures Poster when cooking or reheating food to the correct minimum internal temperature to ensure harmful pathogens are reduced to a safe level.
Visit the Food Safety page for more information.
Most Environmental Health & Safety teams relocated to the new Gateway building above the Sound Transit Link light rail station on Brooklyn Avenue NE between NE 45th and 43rd Streets.
Programs and services that moved include:
View directions, parking, and public transit options for arriving at UW Environmental Health & Safety main office.
The EH&S Annual Report FY24 summarizes the work of Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) during fiscal year 2024.
The Power Outages in Food Establishments Focus Sheet can help University retail food establishments protect customers from foodborne illness and minimize inventory loss during power outages.
In October 2024, the U.S Food and Drug Agency (FDA) recalled multiple brands of frozen toaster waffles, frozen Belgian waffles, and frozen pancakes due to potential for Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
In October 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA), U.S.
The University of Washington’s Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases (ACCD) is an interdisciplinary group of subject matter experts and operational leaders that conducts activities to reduce the risk of, prepare for, and address the University’s needs related to communicable disease outbreaks.
Read the ACCD Charter for more information.