
FOOD
The Food Division of the Madison County Health Department (MCHD) is devoted to making sure that the restaurants, grocery stores, taverns, schools, and other food operations that serve food to the public are licensed and inspected.
INSPECTION
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Food Establishment
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FOOD ESTABLISHMENT PROGRAM
Below you will find valuable information, brochures and applications to assist you in creating and opportunity a successful food business in Madison County.
Please feel free to contact us if we may assist you in any way.
CONTACT
FOOD INSPECTOR:
Stephanie Cain
(765) 641-9677
Sharon Breckenridge
(765) 641-9523

The Food Division of the Madison County Health Department (MCHD) is devoted to making sure that the restaurants, grocery stores, taverns, schools, and other food operations that serve food to the public are licensed and inspected.
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Other duties the Food Division is tasked with:
The Food Division also provides food safety education, conducts timely follow-up inspections to ensure that corrective action has been taken, and work with operators to prevent future problems.
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Specialists also respond to consumer complaints and promptly investigate all reported cases of food-related illnesses. The consumer complaints do require a name and telephone number to be considered a legitimate complaint, but these complaints remain anonymous.
Handouts
and Brochures
Food Rules
Health
Home Based
Vendors
EmployeeHealth
Every facility that prepares and serves food should have a written Employee Health Policy in place.
The purpose of an illness reporting policy is to ensure that all food employees notify management when you experience an illness condition and that the appropriate steps are taken to preclude the transmission of food borne illness or communicable disease.
Frequently asked questions
What are the responsibilities of the Madison County Health Department’s Food Protection Division?
The MCHD Food Protection Division is to license and inspect retail food establishments in Madison County to reduce the incidence of foodborne illness. These establishments include restaurants, bars, school cafeterias, bakeries, grocery stores, convenience stores and mobile food vendors.
What rules/ordinances do the Food Protection Division use?
How often are food establishments inspected?
Food establishments are inspected approximately twice a year by trained inspectors. The frequency of inspections is based on the type of food served. Restaurants preparing food from raw ingredients are inspected more often than convenience store that serve only non-potentially hazardous foods, such as popcorn and soda. Inspections are also conducted in response to a consumer complaint or as part of a foodborne illness investigation.
How are food establishments graded?
Violations found during an inspection fall into the critical or non-critical category. Critical items can have a direct impact on the safety of food and the potential for Foodborne illness. Non-critical items can play a role in overall performance of the facility, but alone do not directly affect food safety. These are usually sanitation or maintenance issues.
What are some examples of critical violations?
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Improper temperatures
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Touching ready to eat foods with bare hands
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Food from an unapproved source
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Poor personal hygiene and employee health
What are some examples of non-critical violations?
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Dirty floors
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Equipment in poor repair
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Workers not wearing hair restraints (hair nets or caps)
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Outside trash not covered
How long does an establishment have to correct a violation?
When is an establishment ordered to close?
How are complaints made against a food establishment?
What is a temporary food establishment?
A temporary food establishment operates only at events and celebrations such as fairs and festivals.
What is a mobile food establishment?
What are the procedures to open a new restaurant?
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