{"id":5039,"date":"2024-03-06T08:38:43","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T13:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/?page_id=5039"},"modified":"2026-01-14T14:11:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:11:43","slug":"applying-for-foodservice-permit-to-operate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/applying-for-foodservice-permit-to-operate\/","title":{"rendered":"Applying for Foodservice Permits to Operate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2024\/08\/shutterstock_2298782197.jpg\" width=\"232\" height=\"155\" \/>The Blue Ridge Health District Food Safety Team permits and inspects certain public \u00a0establishments who prepare food for immediate service to the public. \u00a0For further information regarding:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/applying-for-new-foodservice-facilities\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Applying for a New Foodservice Facility Permit<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/applying-for-foodservice-facility-permit-when-ownership-changes\/\">Applying for Foodservice Facility Permit When Ownership Changes<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/renewing-your-foodservice-facility-permit\/\">Renewing Your Foodservice Facility Annual Permit<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/applying-for-a-mobile-foodservice-permit\/\">Applying for Mobile Food Service Permit<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/temporary-events\/\">Temporary Events<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/food-safety-in-virginia\/food-regulations\/\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2024\/07\/shutterstock_2355855733.jpg\" width=\"232\" height=\"116\" \/>Virginia Foodservice Regulations<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/resources-for-foodservice-operators\/\"><strong>Resources for Foodservice Operators\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/quick-access-to-applications\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Quick Access to Applications<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/35.1-25\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Exemptions to Virginia Food Regulations<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Blue Ridge Health District Food Safety Team permits and inspects certain public \u00a0establishments who prepare food for immediate service to the public. \u00a0For further information regarding: Applying for a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":216,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5039","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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