Food Protection Division

Location

51 N Street, NE, 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 535-2180

Mission

The Food Protection Division ensures that residents and visitors to the Nation's Capital consume safe and wholesome food. The Division administers an inspection program to address risk factors known to contribute to food-borne illness.

Program Description

The Food Protection Program inspects the city's 4,700 food establishments. Those food establishments include boarding homes, commission merchants, dairies, delicatessens, bakeries, candy manufacturers, grocery stores, retail markets, ice cream manufacturers, restaurants, wholesale markets, and hotels. The staff directory for the food protection program includes 17 sanitarians, two supervisors, a program manager, and a food technologist. 

• Restaurant Inspections List*

Food-borne infections and intoxications affect millions of Americans every year. The Food Protection Division offers educational, informational, and consultative sessions for community and industry groups.

To file a complaint against a food establishment, call (202) 535-2500 between 8:15 am and 4:45 pm Monday to Friday.

Advance Notice