Sacramento State officials suspended student run food vendors from operation after Sacramento County found that an Associated Students, Inc. sponsored event violated health codes.

Environmental Health inspector Jim Sherman cited ASI’s Green Thunder for several food-handling violations, including operating without a health permit during a barbecue homecoming week.

County documents show the temporary facility was cited for not having a “hand washing facility, not having a utensil washing facility, lack of a refrigeration method for storing hamburgers at 45 degrees (ice chest), and for operating a food facility without a health permit.”

The violations have led to the discontinuation of student run food vendors until a revised policy can be created, said Assistant Director of Student Activities Heather Dunn Carlton.

“Our focus is to remedy these problems a soon as possible to allow the continuation of students vending,” said Dunn Carlton.The violations occurred due to the inability of the CSUS Foundation to inform Green Thunder of the different policies, according to Green Thunder Co-Director Josh Wood.

“The inspector routinely inspects CSUS foundation events, and they have different guidelines,” Wood said. “This is just a miscommunication with CSUS about what we were supposed to be doing.”

Green Thunder was allowed to continue their event after the necessary changes were made, but student-run food events will remain idle until further changes are made to the policy.

CSUS Assistant Director of Marketing Services David Levy did not return State Hornet calls for comment before deadline.

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