The Metro Public Health Department's Food Division provides protection from the threat of foodborne illnesses by conducting inspections among Davidson County's food service establishments (restaurants, snack bars, and school cafeterias). Currently there are 23 members of the Food and Public Facilities team. These same staff members also inspect pools, hotels, tattoo studios, school facilities, day care facilities and camps.
Inspection scores are based on a 0-100 point scale where non-priority violations constitute 1-2 points and priority violations are 4-5 points. Priority violations must be corrected immediately or within 10 days of the inspection. Administrative actions are required if establishments fail to correct critical violations within the prescribed time or have repeat critical violations identified on three consecutive routine inspections.
To contact us by phone, please call 615-340-5620.
Complaint? Email the Food and Public Facilities team.
Mobile Food Unit Regulations
- Mobile Food Units Plan Review and Permitting Process
- Mobile Food Units Plan Review and Permitting Process (Spanish)
- Mobile Food Vending Pushcart Regulations
- Mobile Food Vending Pushcart Regulations (Spanish)
- What is a Commissary 2015
- What is a Commissary (Spanish)
- Mobile Food Unit Agreement Form
- Metro Water Services Grease Application
Food Safety Posters
You can view and download informative food safety posters. Posters available are:
- Food storage procedures – English
- Food storage procedures – Spanish
- Food temperature requirements - English
- Food temperature requirements - Spanish
- Hand washing - English
- Hand washing - Spanish
- Good hygienic practices (no eating, drinking, smoking) - English
- Three compartment sink set-up procedure - English
- Three compartment sink set-up procedure - Spanish
Other Food Safety Links
- Consumer food safety tutorial
- Cookout Safety
- Employee Disease Reporting Agreement 2015 - English
- Employee Disease Reporting Agreement 2015 - Spanish
- Food Safety in the Home
- Guidelines for Donating Food
- Tennessee Department of Agriculture Law regulating all retail food stores
- Tennessee Department of Health and Environment Law regulating all food service establishments
- Turkey Preparation