Food Safety Program

Program Manager: Lucy Severs
Phone: (360) 902-1876 or Click here for more information

If you process, manufacture, store or handle any food or dairy products for wholesale or retail distribution, or if you custom slaughter or custom cut meat, you need to contact the Washington State Department of Agriculture Food Safety Program, for licensing and/or inspection information.

We inspect and analyze food products; inspect food processing, handling and storage establishments and practices; inspect dairy farms and plants; inspect eggs for quality and weight standards, set and enforce sanitary standards for egg graders; inspect refrigerated locker plants, inspect custom farm slaughterers, custom meat facilities and license and supervise dairy technicians.

• Protects and reduces the risk to public health by assuring the safety of the state's food supply.
• Facilitates the movement of Washington agricultural products in domestic and international markets.
• Issues export certificates of sanitation and free sale for food products manufactured in Washington State

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