INSTITUTIONAL FOOD SERVICE

Institutional Food Service

The Hernando County Health Department provides regulatory services, including permitting and inspections for the following types of food service establishments: Childcare facilities, schools, institutions such as hospitals, nursing homes, and other group care facilities, recreational camps, fraternal and civic organizations, bars and lounges that do not prepare potentially hazardous food, religious centers, and detention facilities. Mobile food units that have their commissary on the premises of one of the above described facilities are also regulated by the Department. Similarly, temporary food events that occur on the premises of one of the above described facilities are regulated by the Department. All other food service establishments are regulated by either the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) or the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DACS).

Permits are valid from October 1 through September 30, and must be applied for and renewed annually.

Contact Information

Eastside (Brooksville Area): Alfred Holmes (352) 540-6858
Westside (Spring Hill Area): Kenn Brown (352) 540-6847
DBPR 1-800-226-5561
DACS 1-800-435-7352

• Regulatory CodeChapter 64E-11, Florida Administrative Code - Food Hygiene (PDF - 161KB)

• Application for a Department of Health Food Certificate (PDF - 10KB)

• "Preventing Food Contamination" Training Pamphlet (PDF 470 KB)

Fees

Links

• Bureau of Community Environmental Health - Florida Department of Health (DOH) Headquarters - Food Hygiene Program
• Food and Drug Administration - Food Safety
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Food-Related Diseases
• US Department of Agriculture - Food Safety
• Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR)
• Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)
  

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