Food Services

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Certified Food Manager Course

If you are considering opening a new restaurant or have questions about food safety for an existing facility, please call and speak with one of our environmental inspectors at 217-535-3145.

Proctored exams are offered by appointment. Please contact (217) 535-3145 to schedule an exam.

8-Hour Certification Course

Restaurants are required to employ a minimum number of staff (depending on the food establishment’s risk category) certified in the 8-Hour Certified Food Manager course. The 8-hour, 2-day program, is offered several times a year for a fee of $125.

Once the course is finished, a final exam must be successfully completed with a passing score. The certificate is valid for 5 years.

To enroll, print, complete, and return the 8-Hour Registration Form with $125 to SCDPH two weeks prior to the first course date. Once enrolled, participants will not be notified again unless class is cancelled or changed, so plan to attend on the scheduled dates.

For more information call 217-535-3145.

	Approved Courses for the Illinois Food Service Sanitation Manager Certification
	8-Hour Registration Form

Approved Food Handler Courses

Food employee or food handler means an individual working with unpackaged food, food equipment or utensils, or food-contact surfaces. Food employee or food handler does not include unpaid volunteers or temporary events. Those employees working in food service establishments (inclusive of bars and event venues) that are NOT certified food managers are required to complete food handler training.

Approved Food Handler Courses

Allergen Awareness Training

With the adoption of PA 100-0367 on August 25, 2017, amendments to the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act were made to include an allergen awareness training requirement.

New regulations go into effect January 1, 2018. Enforcement begins July 1, 2018. For further details visit the Illinois Department of Public Health's Allergen Awareness page.

To register your cottage food operation, please download and complete the Cottage Foods Registration Form.

Click here to view Section 4 of the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act.

Sangamon County-Code of Ordinances

Additional Information

	IDPH Cottage Food Information
	Food Safety Plan for Acidified and Fermented Foods
	IDPH Cottage Food Guide 2022
	Hazard Analysis Chart

Sangamon County Water Reclamation District

Grease Trap & Grease Interceptor Requirements

Serve Kids Better Act

Serve Kids Better: Inspection Compliance Guide

Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act

Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act

• Illinois Home Kitchen Act
• Cottage Food Act
• Allergen Awareness Requirements
• Farmer's Markets
• Lemonade Stands

ADA Information on Service Animals

	ADA Requirements: Service Animals
	Frequently Asked Questions about Service Animals

Sangamon County Department of Public Health (SCDPH) takes receipt of all food facility complaints seriously. It is the goal of SCDPH to work with facilities and the community to insure the health and safe food service of facilities to the customers they serve. Typically, Food Illness complaints are inspected within 48 hours from receipt. In addition to the information provided to SCDPH through your complaint, SCDPH staff will be contacting you to discuss a food history as well as symptoms and to discuss any medical care received.

SCDPH separates restaurant complaints into two categories *:

• Food Illness Complaints: If you feel that eating something from a particular facility has resulted in a Food Illness, please fill out the “To Report a Foodborne Illness” form below to submit a complaint.
• General Facility Complaints: If you have concerns about a general practice or policy of a facility, please fill out the “To Make a Facility Complaint” form below to submit a complaint.

Foodborne Illness Links

For additional information on Foodborne Illnesses please visit any of the following websites:

CDC link -

www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/foodborne-germs.html

FDA links -

www.fda.gov/food/consumers/what-you-need-know-about-foodborne-illnesses

www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/foodborne-pathogens

To Report a Foodborne Illness or Make a Restaurant/Facility Complaint

To make a complaint by phone please call (217) 535-3145. To make a complaint electronically fill out the form below. Please provide detailed information regarding the issue to enable follow up by health department staff. This includes the name of the facility, address, and other pertinent details. For foodborne illness complaints, please include what was eaten, symptoms, time of onset of symptoms, the restaurant/facility name and address, and your contact information. Someone will contact you on the next day of business.

File a Complaint

*To request information pertaining to the findings of a complaint inspection, please complete a Freedom of Information Act Request.

For after hours public health emergencies, contact Sangamon County Dispatch at 217-753-6666 and Sangamon County Department of Public Health will be contacted.

Regular office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The phone number is 217-535-3145 or Toll Free 888-217-3505.