When the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals met with Iowa State representatives this summer, it brought concerns to the table about the way some temporary food establishment events had been handled on campus in the past.

The events, including independent pizza sales for fundraising and cookouts during Veishea, had not been in compliance with the State of Iowa Food Code. Changes to fall back into compliance with the health code have caused several student organizations to change the way they run their events.

“A temporary food establishment license is just like a little short-term one that is only issued in conjunction with an event or celebration,” said Susanne Johnson, interim director of Risk Management.

That license is what independent pizza fundraisers did not qualify for, not only because they were not associated with a larger event or celebration, but because of a further restriction on cooked meat changing ownership and being resold.

George Micalone, director of student activities, said he had contacted approximately 25 student organizations that had previously been authorized to sell pizza.

“Pizza sales aren’t the only thing that we’ve taken a hard stance on,” Micalone said.

For example, Cyclone Cinema can no longer pop its own popcorn to sell, Micalone said. Its location in Carver does not have the appropriate kitchen facilities to allow it to meet requirements for a license to sell.

The restrictions, however, do not affect food giveaways. They also do not affect other forms of fundraising. Bake sales, for example, are still acceptable as long as they meet Risk Management’s requirements.

Restrictions on bake sales, according to the Office of Risk Management’s website, are that items that could be potentially hazardous and require temperature control cannot be sold. Products must also be wrapped and labeled to identify ingredients, common allergens and additional information about the preparer. Lastly, bake sales must be approved by event authorization.

“Serving food or selling food is not common on college campuses,” Micalone said. “We’re very liberal about that.”

Bigger, campuswide events will also need to be addressed. In the example of Veishea, which qualifies for a temporary license as a whole, Micalone said in the past the only events that had not been in compliance had been cookouts.

“Those events will have some additional requirements, but we’re not saying they can’t have [them],” Micalone said.

Johnson said Iowa State has had ongoing discussions with the Department of Inspections and Appeals.

“If there’s any variants to be given by the state, we want to be aware of that, so that we limit only to the extent we need to to be in compliance,” Johnson said.

As of 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, no further meetings had been scheduled between Johnson and representatives from the Department of Inspections and Appeals.