Food Establishments
The food program works to protect public health and prevent disease by ensuring food safety and promoting sanitations within food establishments. The food program is responsible for plan review, permitting, inspections, education, and complaint investigations of food establishments.
An application and a full set of plans of the facility must be provided at submittal. Once plans are reviewed and approved, a letter is sent to the applicant. Once construction is complete and the applicant has obtained all building department, zoning, and fire approvals, a pre-permitting inspection is conducted. If the facility has been constructed in compliance with the approved plans and state and local regulations, the applicant will then be eligible to obtain a food service permit.
Mobile Food
Units and Pushcarts are self-contained mobile kitchens that can be pushed or pulled and used
to store, prepare, or serve individual portions of food to customers. Mobile
food and pushcart units must operate from a licensed restaurant or commissary. An application and a full set of plans
of the facility must be provided at submittal. Once plans are reviewed and
approved, a letter is sent to the applicant. If the Mobile Food Unit or pushcart has been
constructed in compliance with the approved plans and state and local
regulations, the applicant will then be eligible to obtain a food service
permit.
Temporary food service permits are issued for events that
are a maximum of fifteen days duration. Inspections are conducted during
the event to ensure compliance with all applicable rules and regulations.
- Temporary Food Establishment Event Coordinator Application (PDF)
- Temporary Food Establishment For Profit Application (PDF)
- Temporary Food Establishment Non-Profit Application (PDF)
- Temporary Food Establishment Exempt Food Sales Application (Popcorn, Cotton Candy, Ice Cream) (PDF)
- Temporary Food Establishment FAQ'S
Limited Food Service Establishments (LFSE) are concession stands that prepare and serve food at an amateur athletic event. Permits for limited food service establishments can only be issued to Political subdivisions of the state, establishments operated by volunteers that prepare or serve food at an amateur athletic event, or an establishment that is exempt from federal income tax under 501(c) (3) or 501(c) (4) sections of the Internal Revenue Code.
Golden A is an award given by Richmond County Health
Department to Food Establishments that have demonstrated excellent food safety
practices. This award is given annually
and is based on the prior year’s inspection history. Each award winner will receive a certificate
to be displayed within the establishment.
The 2019 winners are: