ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Food trucks have come a long way since the 19th century when they were horse-drawn chuckwagons and lunch wagons. But have you ever wondered how operators keep us safe? Food trucks go through a sanitary inspection process similar to restaurants.
The staff at Effortless Healthy is different from traditional operations.
“Effortless Healthy is primarily a meal delivery service, so we deliver twice a week so people don’t have to cook or go grocery shopping. All of our food is fresh, not frozen,” said Shaina Zazzaro, owner of Effortless Healthy.
We also open stalls at festivals and back alleys. But no fried food here. Shaina Zazzaro opened her food truck with a mission.
“I lost 50 pounds, and just by eating healthy food, my arthritis went from severe to remission,” Zazzaro added.
Shaina wanted to share it with the community, but starting a food truck was a process.
“You have to find a good insurance agent and get various insurance policies, and then you have to go to town and fill out all the food truck permits and go through fire inspections and health inspections. We use Irondequoit Fire, and they come and inspect everything to make sure we're in compliance with the code at all times,” Zazzaro said.
Mobile food trucks, like brick-and-mortar restaurants, must follow strict guidelines from the New York State Department of Health and are inspected annually.
“All food trucks that are allowed through us. We are asking for a lot of hand hygiene, including naked handling and ready-to-eat food. We are talking about the burger making that will be prepared. “But you can't touch something with your bare hands that someone is going to eat, so we're looking at everything,” Monroe County Department of Environmental Health said. Manager Starr O'Neal said. of health.
“These keep food at the right temperature and don't make people sick. You should also make sure you have propane and carbon monoxide detectors in case of a propane leak. Hand soap, dish detergent , and there are a lot of people who have handy buckets and things like that, so I wanted to make sure everyone could get a clean fork by just taking out a fork and making someone sick at the food truck. We want to avoid this at all costs, so we make everyone aware of how to drive a truck,” Zazzaro added.
If a health or safety violation is found, the business may be required to discard or remake the food or face closure until further notice.
