After considering several reasons to justify a crackdown, Stanislaus County leaders decided Tuesday to form a task force to deal with unpermitted pop-up food vendors.
County Department of Environmental Resources staff said the vending operations create hazards by attracting customers alongside busy roads. They don’t pay permit fees, don’t train employees in safe food handling and ignore sanitation standards.
Supervisor Buck Condit, who will serve on the task force, said he’s heard brick-and-mortar restaurants complain about unfair competition from pop-up vendors that avoid the expense of permits and food safety regulations…