Retail Food Safety
Retail Food Establishments are restaurants and other businesses where food is prepared and/or processed and sold to the public on site, such as some grocery stores and convenience stores. Visit Retail Food Safety for permits, fees, educational materials, and more
Wholesale Food Safety
The term “wholesale” means to sell something to another business. This category includes canned and bottled foods; bottled water, soft drinks, and ice manufacturing; frozen desserts; cheese and butter; seafood markets; and salvage businesses. Wholesale Food Safety issues Registration Verification Certificates to registered businesses.
Milk Safety
We inspect and regulate all Grade A Dairy facilities in the state that produce, haul, process, package, and distribute milk and milk products.
Produce Safety
We inspect produce farms for compliance with the Produce Safety Rule of the Food Safety Modernization Act, issues registrations and exemptions, and conducts trainings and on-site readiness reviews.
Animal Feed Safety
Our Feed Safety team regulates commercial animal feed, including pet food, in the state through product registration, label review, and inspection and sampling.
Rapid Response Team
This team works with our FDA partners as a multi-agency group in South Carolina that responds to food contamination events and other emergencies to protect the state’s food supply.
Food Safety Task Force
A collaboration of government agencies, industry, academia and others who coordinate to integrate and improved food safety systems for a safer food supply in South Carolina.
SC Food Grades
We inspect about 24,000 retail food establishments statewide and issue food grades (A, B or C), which are determined through inspections that focus on factors like food handling temperatures, equipment and facility cleanliness.
Food Poisoning—What to Do
Follow these steps if you suspect a food or feed product of causing an illness.
