{"id":9918,"date":"2025-03-01T14:01:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T19:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/ofp\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T00:40:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T05:40:12","slug":"ofp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/hsp\/ofp\/","title":{"rendered":"hsp\/ofp ~  Office of Food Protection  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n\n\n\n\n\n  <br>\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\">\n\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n\n\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/hsp\/ofp.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\n\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\n\n\n      <\/a>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\n\n\n      <h1><!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]-->Office of Food Protection<!--[END]--><\/h1>\n\n\n    <\/header>\n\n\n    \n\n\n  <\/div><br>\n\n\n \n\n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n\n\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\n\n\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\n\n\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\n\n\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Public Health Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\n\n\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\n\n\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\n    <li><a href=\"\/dph\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\n      <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/about.html\">About DPH<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/sections.html\">Sections &#038; 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Pay <a class=\"anchors_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.velocitypayment.com\/client\/delaware\/dhss\/foodpermits\/index.htm\">here.<\/a> Permits will be mailed to address provided.<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n   <\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n   <h2><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/FEFAQS.pdf\">Frequently Asked Questions <\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n   <p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n   <h2>News and COVID-19 Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n   <ul>\n\n\n\n\n    <li><a class=\"anchors_link\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/ofpcovid19reopenfe.pdf\" title=\"COVID-19 Reopening\">Guidance for Reopening Food Establishments<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n    <li><a class=\"anchors_link\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/ofpcovid19reopenfechecklist.pdf\" title=\"COVID-19 Reopening Checklist\">Checklist for Reopening Food Establishments<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n    <li><a class=\"anchors_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/food\/food-safety-during-emergencies\/best-practices-retail-food-stores-restaurants-and-food-pick-updelivery-services-during-covid-19\" title=\"FDA Carry Out Best Practices\">Best Practices for Retail Food Stores, Restaurants, and Food Pick-Up\/Delivery Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n    <li><a class=\"anchors_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fmi.org\/docs\/default-source\/food-safety\/covid-19-cleaning-and-disinfection-for-human-touch-surfaces.pdf?sfvrsn=6fed8e1_0\" title=\"FMI Disinfection for Human-Touch Surfaces\">The Food Industry Association&#8217;s COVID-19 Cleaning and Disinfection for Human-Touch Surfaces<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n    <li>To help protect the public against the spread of COVID-19, Governor John Carney and Delaware Division of Public Health Director Karyl T. Rattay, MD, MS, strongly recommend that all employers screen employees each day before work. <a class=\"anchors_link\" href=\"https:\/\/coronavirus.delaware.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2020\/03\/Essential-Services-Screening-Policy_3.22.20.pdf\"> Read the Essential Services Screening Policy, dated March 22, 2020.<\/a> Food establishment operators are encouraged to secure their facilities and maintain active managerial control and food defense, to include asking for credentials when necessary.<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n    <li><a class=\"anchors_link\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/ofpcovid19fe.pdf\" title=\"COVID-19 Symptoms\">COVID-19 Symptoms, Prevention and Monitoring<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n    <li><a class=\"anchors_link\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/ofpcovid19cleandisinfect.pdf\" title=\"COVID-19 Cleaning and Disinfecting\">Cleaning and Sanitizing Establishments Amid COVID-19 Outbreak<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n    <li><a class=\"anchors_link\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/ofpcovid19order.pdf\" title=\"COVID-19 Modified State of Emergency\">Food Establishment Guidance for Modified State of Emergency Order Amid COVID-19 Outbreak<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n    <li><a class=\"anchors_link\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/ofpcovid19post.pdf\" title=\"COVID-19 Modified State of Emergency Poster\">Food Establishment Compliance Assistance Poster for Modified State of Emergency Order Amid COVID-19 Outbreak<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n    <li><a class=\"anchors_link\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/faqoodestablishments.pdf\" title=\"FAQ COVID-19 and Food Establishments\">Frequently Asked Questions for Food Establishments Amid Covid-19 Outbreak<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n    <li><a href=\"ofpcfpm.html\">Certified Food Protection Manager Training<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n   <\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n   \u00a0\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n   <h2>Programs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n   <ul>\n\n\n\n\n    <li><a href=\"foodsafety.html\">Food Protection<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n    <li><a href=\"ofpcfe.html\">Cottage Food Establishment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n    <li><a href=\"ofpmilk.html\">Milk Safety<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n    <li><a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/indinspect.html\">Plan Review and Approval<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n    <li>Non-Alcoholic Beverages<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n   <\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n   <br>\n\n\n\n\n   <br>\n\n\n\n\n   <br>\n\n\n\n\n   <p class=\"smalltext\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/acrobat\/readstep2.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Download Adobe Acrobat Reader\" height=\"21\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/dhss\/img\/getacro60.gif\" width=\"60\"><\/a> Please note: Some of the files available on this page are in Adobe PDF format which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.  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