Maricopa County takes action against unauthorized food vendors

Maricopa County Cracks Down on Unauthorized Food Vendors Maricopa County is taking action against unauthorized food vendors. The Board of Supervisors has reported multiple instances of foodborne illnesses, prompting them to seize unsafe food items and hold certain vendors accountable. Over the course of May, June, and July, authorities confiscated more than 7,000 pounds of […]

Sedona Heritage Museum Welcomes Vendors for Art Fair

Sedona Heritage Museum Arts and Craft Fair SEDONA, Arizona – The annual Arts and Craft Fair at the Sedona Heritage Museum is set to take place on Saturday, October 11th, 2025, from 9 AM to 3 PM. This event will be held at the museum’s location on 735 Jordan Road in Sedona Uptown. There are […]

Maricopa County cracks down on tacos al pastor vendors, food poisoning

Maricopa County advises against eating tacos al pastor from unlicensed food vendors, no matter how delicious they may look. The warning was issued after the county Department of Environmental Services received 11 complaints alleging food poisoning, which sickened 17 people. According to a search warrant obtained by The Arizona Republic, its staff was dispatched in […]

Coconino County warns of unlicensed food vendors | News

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The Coconino County Health and Human Services Department (CCHHS) Department of Environmental Health notes an increase in unlicensed food vendors throughout the county. These vendors should be avoided as their unsanitary conditions pose a high risk of causing serious food poisoning. The vendors in question are typically set up near sidewalks, in […]

Arizona health officials warn of invasion of rogue food vendors

Phoenix (AZ Family) — Health officials in Maricopa and Pima counties are warning consumers to avoid a cluster of sidewalk stands that have infected at least 24 people in the state. The vendors appear to have come to Arizona from California and do not have a license to sell prepared foods in any of the […]

Maricopa County taking action against illegal food vendors amid reports of illnesses

Maricopa takes action against street vendors Maricopa County officials blame a large number of unlicensed food vendors for more than a dozen reported illnesses in recent weeks. Authorities did not name the vendor believed to be responsible. overview Maricopa County health officials said they received reports of 17 people suffering from various gastrointestinal illnesses. People […]

Maricopa County taking action against food vendors with no permit

The county has received 17 reports from individuals who said they felt sick after eating from a specific group of street vendors. MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. — You may have seen small taco stands popping up near malls in the Valley. Valley authorities are warning people to stay away from them. Maricopa County officials announced Monday […]

Maricopa County officials warn about unpermitted food vendors after illnesses

PHOENIX — Maricopa County health officials are warning Valley residents about the dangers of eating food from unauthorized vendors following recently reported illnesses. The Department of Environmental Services has received 17 reports in the past few weeks of adults experiencing diarrhea and vomiting after eating food from “a specific group of unlicensed street vendors.” The […]

Multiple illnesses tied to unpermitted street vendors, Maricopa County officials say

Phoenix (AZ Family) Maricopa County officials said more than a dozen recently reported illnesses have been linked to unauthorized street food vendors. Over the past several weeks, the Maricopa County Environmental Services Department (MCESD) has received reports of 17 individuals suffering from diarrhea and vomiting after eating food from a specific group of unlicensed street […]

HSI Arizona investigation sends 3 darknet fentanyl vendors to prison for more than 20 years

PHOENIX, Arizona — June 14, Judge Veronica Dittman, 28, of Tempe, runs multiple darknet pages selling illegal drugs along with two previously convicted co-conspirators was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. The ruling follows a multi-agency investigation involving the Arizona Homeland Security Investigations Service (HSI). “Illicit dark web marketplaces pose a significant threat to the public […]