Food Safety

Lorain County Public Health (LCPH) licenses, inspects, and offers education to over 1,400 restaurants, grocery stores, food trucks, vending machines, and anywhere else that sells you food. LCPH helps prevent diseases spread through food by making sure food is prepared and stored safely.

Lorain County Food Inspection Reports available.

Questions about food safety, selling food, or with a complaint, call Lorain County Public Health at 440-322-6367. Or click here to file a food complaint online.

For food servers and managers: Get food safety training

A proctored exam for the Manager Certification in Food Protection will be held at Lorain County Public Health (9880 S. Murray Ridge Rd. Elyria, OH 44035) at 10 a.m. on:

• Jan. 25, 2022
• April 22, 2022
• July 22, 2022 
• Oct. 28, 2022 

• Person In Charge/ Level 1 Food Training
• Manager Certification Exam Registration
• Application for Reciprocity For Manager Certification in Food Protection

Apply for a food license

• Plan Review Application for Restaurants, Grocery Stores, & Vending
• Plan Review Application for Mobiles
• Plan Review Guidance Document
• Plan Review Information Sheet for Hand-Drawn Plans
• Food License Fees
• Mobile Diagram - Mobile Food Service / Mobile Retail Food / Food Trucks
• Application for Temporary Events
• Temporary Food Operation Requirements
• Temporary Event Coordinator Responsibilities

Resources for your restaurant or grocery store

• Wash Your Hands Sign -- in English and Spanish
• Food Safety Flyers
• Employee Health / Illness Reporting
• Farmers Market & Cottage Food Information
• Vomit / Diarrhea Clean-up Guidelines
• Power Outage Guidance
• Flood Guidance
• Water Interruption Guidance
• Sewage Backup Guidance
• Grease / Wastewater Disposal Factsheet
• Choking Poster
• Cooling Log

Helpful Links

• Ohio Uniform Food Safety Code
• Ohio Department of Health Food Safety
• Ohio Department of Agriculture Food Safety
  
  
  

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