Monroe County, Indiana

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Food Establishment Inspections                                         

At the present time, our inspection reports prior to December 2022 are not electronic and therefore are NOT available online. However, you may request information on a retail food establishment by completing the Public Records Request Form.

• Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) Laws, Rules, and Regulations
• Retail Food Establishment Sanitation Requirements - Title 410 IAC 7-24
  
  
• As of July 1, 2012, every county in Indiana is covered by a smoke-free air law. This means nearly all public places in the state, including restaurants and other workplaces, are smoke-free. Visit www.BreatheIndiana.com to learn more about the law.
  
  
• Smoking Ban Information: Business education kits can be ordered on the ATC website to help business owners and managers educate themselves, their staff and their customers.

To ensure compliance with State and Local Laws, the Food Protection Staff inspect each facility on a frequency based on a risk analysis of the establishment, the type of menu offered for sale, and the type of population served.

Critical violations are defined as those that are likely to directly contribute to a foodborne disease. The most common and most dangerous critical violations are various degrees of temperature abuse. Potentially hazardous foods must be kept at or above 135º F or at or below 41º F. Failure to do so, or failure to cook food to the proper temperature or cool cooked food quickly (within 6 hours) to below 41ºF, is the leading cause of foodborne illness.

Non-critical violations are those that have contributing factors, but are generally not the primary cause of an outbreak.

Please contact one of our Food Environmental Health Specialists for more information: ehsfoods@co.monroe.in.us or by phone: 812-349-2543, option 4. Office hours for staff are normally 8am to 9:30am Monday through Friday for walk-ins. We urge you to make an appointment prior to walking in as staff may be out of the office doing field work.

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