Food Licensing And Protection | Allen County Health Department

219 East Market Street, Lima, OH 45801

Eligibility

No restrictions

Required documents

Call for more information

Hours

Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm

(419) 228-4457

Voice

Websitehttp://www.allencountypublichealth.org

Fees

There are various costs for licenses; call for details

Service area

Allen County, Ohio

Issues licenses for restaurants, grocery stores, and vending machines that dispense perishable items, temporary food events, and mobile food operators, and conducts periodic inspections of these facilities in service area. Assists those who are planning to open businesses of these types to make application for licensing. Responds to consumer complaints about these establishments. Reports and investigates food-borne illnesses. Answers questions about food recalls. Offers food safety education classes.

Last assured

09/29/2025

What's Here

Restaurant/Food Sanitation Food Safety Education Food Facility Licensing Product Safety Standards Food Complaints

Providing organization

Allen County Health Department

Provides workforce services that assist individuals in developing and enhancing a multitude of work skill sets to meet the current and future needs of local businesses while embracing local economic growth and individual prosperity.