The Department of Health and the Broward County Health Department Food Hygiene Program is designed to reduce the occurrences of foodborne illness. This is done through the education of food workers and the general public and the routine inspection of food service operations that are under the jurisdiction of the Department of Health.

Those operations that are under the Department of Health and Broward County Health Department’s jurisdiction include food service operations located in the following:

• Schools (public and private)
• Nursing homes
• Hospitals
• Residential facilities
• Assisted living facilities
• Correctional facilities
• Civic and fraternal organizations
• Theatres that limit their menu to drinks, candy, popcorn, hotdogs and nachos
• Bars and lounges that do not serve food
• Churches that serve the public

For information on obtaining a BCHD Food Permit, please click on the links below
or call (954) 467-4237 or (954) 847-3564

• Food Service Facilities Information Sheet
• Food Establishment Plan Review
• Food Hygiene Code

Links of Interest:

• Restaurants in Broward County are regulated by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation
• Grocery stores and convenience stores in Broward County are regulated by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
• Food Storage Chart
• Significant Changes to 64E-12 FAC 37 KB