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Environmental public health

Food establishment inspections

If you serve food in Butler County, you are inspected under the Missouri Food Code.

Call environmental health: (573) 785-8478Apply for a temporary food permit

What we inspect

The Food Protection Program covers every place food is prepared or served to the public in Butler County.

Restaurants and taverns

School cafeterias and summer feeding sites

Retail grocery

Daycares

Catering services

Senior citizen meal sites

Temporary and mobile food service

Emergency shelters

What else the program does

Inspection is only part of it. Environmental staff also handle food recalls, foodborne illness investigations, embargo activities, and food-related emergencies including truck wrecks and fires, severe weather, and power outages.

Opening a new food business

Pending confirmation: BCHD to supply the plan review process, the permit fee schedule, and how far ahead a new operator should apply. A new restaurant owner will find the full process here.

Contact environmental health

Call (573) 785-8478 and ask for environmental health, or email info@butlercountyhealth.org.