Guidance Documents (complete list can be found on Virginia Town Hall)
- Establishment Fees (PIM #11-01)
- Risk-Based Inspection Frequency for Food Establishments (ENV(F)-2024-01)
- Condemnation and Impoundment of Food (ENV-420)
- Interpretation - Members of Exempt Organizations (PIM #03-01)
- Foodservice Protection - Continental Breakfasts (PIM #05-01)
- Outdoor Cooking Guidelines (PIM #ENV(F)-2020-01)
- Temporary Food Establishment Policy (PIM #07-03)
- Re-use of Plastic Pickle Buckets (PIM #06-02)
- Approved Water Supplies (PIM #98-02)
- Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Guidelines (PIM #97-01)
- Venison Donated to Charitable Food Establishments (ENV-363)
Guides
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- Guide to Employee Health in Food Establishments
- Industrial Hemp for Human Consumption
- Exempt Organizations Participating at Fairs and Festivals
- VDH Disease Control Manual
- VDH Risk Control Plan
- Mobile Food Matrix Chart
- Butter Blend - A Potentially Hazardous Food
- Can a food establishment purchase shellfish shucked or unshucked from a retail seafood market?
- Guidance for Processing Sushi in Retail Operations
- Guide to Can Defects
- Is cheese from which mold has been removed considered sound and safe for human consumption?
Local Ordinance
Certified Food Protection Manager
| Locality | Health District | Code | Contact |
| Alexandria City | Alexandria | City Code 11-2-24 (a) | alexehhealth@vdh.virginia.gov
703.746.4910 |
| Arlington County | Arlington | County Code of Ordinances
9.2-12 (a) |
ehealth@arlingtonva.us
703-228-7400 |
| Fairfax City | Fairfax | City Code 46-36 | hdehd@fairfaxcounty.gov
703-246-2201 |
| Fairfax County
(including Towns of Clifton, Herndon, and Vienna) |
Fairfax | County Code 43.2-1-3
and 43.2-1-4B |
hdehd@fairfaxcounty.gov
703-246-2201 |
| Falls Church City | Fairfax | City Code 8-273
and 8-325 |
hdehd@fairfaxcounty.gov
703-246-2201 |
| Gloucester County | Three Rivers | County Code
9.5-52 (a) |
Find My Health Department - Three Rivers Health District (virgini.gov) |
| Hampton City | Hampton-Peninsula | City Code 15-98 (a) | HHD-environmental@vdh.virginia.gov
757-727-2570 |
| Newport News City | Hampton-Peninsula | City Code 17-46 (d) | peninsula.eh@vdh.virginia.gov
Phone: 757-594-7340 |
| Norfolk City | Norfolk | City Code 18.1-18 (a) | 757-683-2712 |
| Virginia Beach City | Virginia Beach | City Code 13-4 (a) | (757) 518-2700, option #3 |
Food Handler's Cards
| Locality | Health District | Code | Contact |
| Franklin City | Western Tidewater | City Code 11-72 | 757-654-3040 |
| James City County | Hampton-Peninsula | County Code 11-2 | peninsula.eh@vdh.virginia.gov
757-603-4277
|
| Hampton City | Hampton-Peninsula | City Code 15-86 to 15-89 | HHD-environmental@vdh.virginia.gov 757-727-2570 |
| Isle of Wight County | Western Tidewater | County Code Sec. 12-9 | 757-357-4177 |
| Newport News City | Hampton-Peninsula | City Code 17-46 | peninsula.eh@vdh.virginia.gov 757-594-7340 |
| Norfolk City | Norfolk | City Code 18.1-17 | 757-683-2712 |
| Poquoson City | Hampton-Peninsula | City Code 46-1 | peninsula.eh@vdh.virginia.gov 757-594-7340 |
| Portsmouth City | Portsmouth | City Code 15.1-19 | 757-393-8585 extension 8585 |
| Southampton County | Western Tidewater | County Code 7-52 | 757-654-3040 |
| Suffolk City | Western Tidewater | City Code 40-27 | 757-514-4751 |
| Williamsburg City | Hampont-Peninsula | City Code 9-71 to 9-73 | peninsula.eh@vdh.virginia.gov
757-603-4277 |
| York County | Peninsula | County Code 12-19 | peninsula.eh@vdh.virginia.gov 757-594-7340 |
Local Food Ordinances/FDA Model Food Code
| Locality | Health District | Code | Contact |
| Alexandria City | Alexandria | City Code 11-2 | alexehhealth@vdh.virginia.gov 703.746.4910 |
| Arlington County | Arlington | County Code 9.2 | ehealth@arlingtonva.us 703-228-7400
|
| Fairfax City | Fairfax | City Code 46 | hdehd@fairfaxcounty.gov 703-246-2201 |
| Fairfax County | Fairfax | County Code 43.1 | hdehd@fairfaxcounty.gov 703-246-2201 |
| Falls Church City | Fairfax | City Code 8-4 | hdehd@fairfaxcounty.gov 703-246-2201 |
| Norfolk City | Norfolk | City Code 18.1-17 | 757-683-2712 |
| Portsmouth City | Portsmouth | City Code 15.1-19 | 757-393-8585 extension 8585 |
Local Exemptions for Fair Food Booths and Youth Athletic Activities
| Locality | Health District | Contact |
| Abingdon Town | Mount Rogers | 276-781-7450 |
| Arlington County | Arlington | ehealth@arlingtonva.us 703-228-7400 |
| Amherst County | Central Virginia | AmherstEH@vdh.virginia.gov 434-946-9408 |
| Augusta County | Central Shenandoah | cshdinfo@vdh.virginia.gov Contact Us Central Shenandoah |
| Bath County | Central Shenandoah | cshdinfo@vdh.virginia.gov Contact Us_Central Shenandoah |
| Bland County | Mount Rogers | 276-781-7450 |
| Boydton Town | Southside | environmentalhealthSSHD@vdh.virginia.gov 434-433-3545 |
| Brunswick County | Southside | environmentalhealthSSHD@vdh.virginia.gov 434-433-3545 |
| Buchanan County | Cumberland Plateau | 276-935-4591 |
| Chase City | Pittsylvania/Danville | environmentalhealthPDHD@vdh.virginia.gov |
| Chesterfield County | Chesterfield | Chesterfield_EH@vdh.virginia.gov 804-748-1610 |
| Clarksville Town | Southside | environmentalhealthSSHD@vdh.virginia.gov 434-433-3545 |
| Colonial Heights City | Chesterfield | Chesterfield_EH@vdh.virginia.gov 804-748-1610 |
| Covington City | Alleghany-Roanoke | ehroanoke@vdh.virginia.gov |
| Damascus Town | Mount Rogers | 276-781-7450 |
| Dinwiddie County | Crater | Contact Us Crater |
| Emporia City | Crater | Contact Us Crater |
| Fairfax City | Fairfax | hdehd@fairfaxcounty.gov 703-246-2201 |
| Fairfax County | Fairfax | hdehd@fairfaxcounty.gov 703-246-2201 |
| Falls Church City | Fairfax | hdehd@fairfaxcounty.gov 703-246-2201 |
| Franklin County | West Piedmont | 540-484-0292 |
| Floyd County | New River | 540-745-2142 |
| Galax City | Mount Rogers | 276-781-7450 |
| Grayson County | Mount Rogers | 276-781-7450 |
| Henrico County | Henrico | HenricoEH@vdh.virginia.gov 804-501-4529 |
| Hillsville Town | Mount Rogers | 276-781-7450 |
| King George County | Rappahannock | 540-775-3111 |
| Lexington City | Central Shenandoah | cshdinfo@vdh.virginia.gov Contact Us_Central Shenandoah |
| Loudon County | Loudon | health@loudoun.gov 703-777-0234 |
| Prince George County | Crater | Contact Us Crater |
| Prince William County | Prince William | 703-792-6310 option1 |
| Rockingham County | Central Shenandoah | cshdinfo@vdh.virginia.gov Contact Us_Central Shenandoah |
| Rural Retreat Town | Mount Rogers | 276-781-7450 |
| Scott County | Lenowisco | 276-386-1312 |
| Tazewell County | Cumberland Plateau | 276-935-4591 |
| York County | Hampton-Peninsula | peninsula.eh@vdh.virginia.gov Phone: 757-594-7340 |
Local Requirements for Special Use Permits, City Operated Markets, Temporary Food Events, and/or Mobile Units
| Locality | Health District (HD) | Requirement | Contact |
| Alexandria City | Alexandria | Contact HD | alexehhealth@vdh.virginia.gov 703.746.4910 |
| Arlington County | Arlington | Contact HD | ehealth@arlingtonva.us 703-228-7400 |
| Fairfax City, Fairfax County, and Falls Church |
Fairfax | Contact HD | hdehd@fairfaxcounty.gov 703-246-2201 |
| Hampton City | Hampton-Peninsula | Special Events permit with City and City Mobile Unit requirements |
HHD-environmental@vdh.virginia.gov 757-727-2570 |
| Henrico | Henrico | Mobile Units and Zoning | HenricoEH@vdh.virginia.gov 804-501-4529 |
| James City County | Hampton-Peninsula | Special Events | peninsula.eh@vdh.virginia.gov Phone: (757) 594-7340 |
| King George County | Rappahannock | Contact HD | 540-775-3111 |
| Loudon County | Loudon | Contact HD | health@loudoun.gov 703-777-0234 |