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A Food Establishment is an operation that stores, prepares, packages, serves, vends food directly to the consumer, or otherwise provides food to the public for human consumption, such as a restaurant, satellite or catered feeding location, catering operation if the operation provides food directly to a consumer or to a conveyance used to transport people, market, vending location, conveyance used to transport people, institution, or food bank, and relinquishes possession of food to a consumer directly or indirectly through a delivery service, such as home delivery of grocery orders or restaurant takeout orders, or delivery service that is provided by common carriers. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Restaurants:\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n
- Plan Review Fee $40 (effective July 1, 2011)<\/div>\n
- Annual Permit Fee $40 (effective July 1, 2011)<\/div>\n
Foodservice Permit Application<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n
Plan Review Application<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n
Plan Review Checklist\/Comprehensive Guide<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n
VA Food Regulations<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n
Kitchen Manager Certification Benefits<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n
VDH Recognized Food Protection Manager Certifications<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n
Food Safety<\/a>
\nChesterfield Health District Food Inspections<\/a><\/strong>*
\n* Please note there is a delay from inspection to updating the website.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\n\tMobile Units, Push Carts, & Vending Trucks<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n\tTemporary Food Establishments (TFE)<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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