Food Service Sanitation

Inspection and licensing program to ensure food service establishments maintain sanitary condition and follow safe food handling practices. Food service establishments (temporary and permanent) are required by law to be licensed. Food and/or waterborne illness investigations are also conducted. Concerns regarding the sanitation or food service practices of a particular establishment can be reported by calling  the following:

Application for Food Service Establishment Plan Review.
Application for Food Service License
Temporary Food License Direction Sheet (Including fee schedule)
Temporary Food License Check List
Temporary Food Service License Application.
Environmental Health Complaint Form

Excellence in Food Service Sanitation

The Board of Health has authorized that a Certificate of Excellence be awarded to a facility that has achieved an excellence rating in their foodservice sanitation by having no critical item violations on the last two routine inspections.  The following establishments were awarded a Certificate of Excellence.

Smoke Free Restaurants - September 2007

For their foresight and, dare we say, courage, the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency Board of Health has recognized, formally, the restaurants in our tri-county area that are smoke-free. 

Food Service Employee Classes

Class to teach food service workers about safe and sanitary food storage, handling, preparation and service practices. Recommended for any food service or kitchen staff. For more information call the following:

Food Complaints

Food poisoning concerns and complaints of unsanitary practices at food service establishments can be made by calling the following:

Guidelines for Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection of Norovirus

Environmental Health Complaint Form

Power Outages and Safe Food Temperatures

Press release
Guidelines for refrigerated and frozen foods