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Online Food Establishment Inspections

The environmental health section is responsible for conducting sanitation inspections in several types of regulated food establishments in Phelps and Maries County. Those subject to inspection include restaurants, taverns, retail food stores, food processors and distributors, schools and senior nutrition sites. Establishments located in the city of Rolla are inspected pursuant to a municipal ordinance, not a contract with the state department of health.

The primary goals of the inspection program are to decrease the probability of a food or water-borne disease incident occurring in the area, to educate food workers and to help ensure compliance with state and local sanitation requirements. Should a foodborne illness outbreak occur, environmental health staff would comprise a key component of the department's epidemiology team, attempting to identify specific source or sources of illness.

The environmental health section is currently responsible for inspecting nearly two hundred food establishments. Inspection frequency is determined by a "public health priority" rating system that considers a number of factors including type of operation, extent of food preparation, past inspection history and the like. Inspection reports are public records and may be viewed at the health department during business hours. You may also review summaries of recent inspection reports on this website.

Click here to view our online food establishment inspections for Phelps and Maries Counties

Click here to view the 1999 Missouri Food Code