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Food Protection
The mission of the Food Section of the Environmental Services Department is to minimize the incidence of food-borne illness in the community and to support the realization of citizens' reasonable aesthetic expectations concerning food establishments within our jurisdiction.
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Food inspections include monitoring food storage areas.
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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has unveiled a new food safety web site to help educate Kansans about safe food handling, restaurant inspections, and how to report food safety concerns. Food safety information is continuously updated each week. However, users may notice a slight delay between the time of the restaurant inspection and the time at which results are posted on the Web site. to allow for processing the information.
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Routine inspections of food service establishments, restaurants, school food service, plant cafeterias, concession stands, and mobile food units.
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Pre-opening inspections for new establishments.
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Food store and food processor inspections including grocery stores, bakeries, meat markets, and warehouses.
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Investigation of food complaints received from citizens.
| Food-Borne Illness: Scope of the Problem |
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Between 24 and 81 million people experience food-borne illness annually. (One in ten to one in three people)
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The annual cost of food-borne illness is between eight billion and twenty-three billion dollars.
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Food-borne illness costs each of us between $32.00 and $92.00 each year.
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Food inspector uses electronic thermometer to check food temperature at buffet line.
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The Environmental Services Department regulates the following establishments in Sedgwick County:
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2,000 food service establishments: restaurants, schools, cafeterias, delis, concession stands, mobile units, etc.
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500 grocery establishments: grocery stores, bakeries, meat markets, warehouses, etc.
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325 tobacco establishments.
Regulate the sale of tobacco products to underage customers.
Review plans for new or remodeled establishments. Consultation with operators and potential operators. Provide information for individual citizens and groups including results of restaurant inspections and inspection guidelines.
Questions regarding grease interceptor installation, monthly fees if facility does not have an interceptor, or the annual permit fee, please call Dana Hamilton, Water and Sewer Department at (316) 303-8777.
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