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Department:

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What We Do

Food Protection

 

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Chicago is home to 16,000 food establishments like restaurants, grocery stores, bakeries, wholesalers, lunchrooms, mobile food vendors and more. Our business is food safety and sanitation with one goal, to prevent the spread of food-borne disease.  We do this by inspecting food businesses, responding to complaints and food recalls. CDPH also offers education to food service managers.

Most Recent News (Food Protection)

Nov 20, 2012 Let's Talk Turkey and Keep it Safe
Oct 26, 2012 Chicago Department of Public Health Offers Families Six Tips to Curb the Candy on Halloween
May 1, 2012 The Relationship between Obesity and Sugar Sweetened Beverages, Testimony from Dr. Bechara Choucair
Jan 18, 2012 City Council Approves Ordinance to enhance Public Health Safety and make doing business in Chicago easier for food businesses
Jan 17, 2012 Testimony before the Chicago City Council, Committee on Budget and Government Operations

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Guide for New Food Establishments Preparing for Their Initial Health Inspection

Guía para La Inspección Inicial de Salud