Food Licensing And Protection | Allen County Health Department

219 E Market Street, Lima, OH 45801

Fully Accessible.

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, 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

06/26/2025

What's Here

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

Providing organization

Allen County Health Department

Works to prevent disease outbreaks and manage other environmental health hazards. Seeks to improve public health by providing immunizations, clinics, educational initiatives, nutritional assistance, and other programming.