Food Service and Vending

The Champaign Health District’s Food Protection Program aims to promote healthy people and healthy communities through ensuring that consumers have safe and unadulterated food from licensed food operations. This is accomplished through enforcement of the Ohio Uniform Food Code.

A person who wishes to prepare, serve, and sell food to the public for a charge is required by law to first obtain a license from Champaign Health District. The licenses are issued following the review and approval of kitchen plans submitted to the Health District to assure compliance with Ohio’s Uniform Food Safety Code. In Champaign County, there are nearly 200 licensed food operations including restaurants, groceries and mobile food service operations. The Champaign Health District also inspects 29 vending locations and over 70 temporary food operations annually as well. The Champaign Health District’s Registered Environmental Health Specialists inspect these establishments several times each year.

Information regarding starting and maintaining a food operation, including temporary or mobile food service operations can be obtained by contacting the environmental health division. The Ohio Uniform Food Safety Code can be found in the Ohio Administrative Code 3717-1.