Food Safety

We help protect you from foodborne illness by inspecting retail food establishments, providing education about proper food handling, and food product recalls.

We prevent foodborne illness in El Paso County's retail food establishments through regulatory and educational efforts. El Paso County has about 2,300 licensed establishments or vendors that provide food to the public—including restaurants, caterers, grocery stores, convenience stores, school kitchens, and mobile vehicle vendors. Public Health’s Environmental Health Specialists routinely inspect facilities to assure compliance with food safety regulations and educate food handlers, investigate consumer complaints, and assist with foodborne outbreak investigations. In addition, Public Health issues licenses to retail food establishments and conducts thorough reviews of plans for new and remodeled facilities. Food safety classes are offered in English and Spanish languages.

Food Safety Videos

Food Worker Training

Food Safety Education

Restaurant Inspections

View inspection reports for restaurants

Food Safety at Home

See Foodsafety.gov for information on safely storing and preparing food at home, food recalls, food poisoning and more.

Food Safety Recalls

Food Safety Advisory Group (FSAG)

The FSAG was organized to allow for information sharing between public health and industry; will serve as an avenue for organizing local food safety training, providing input on proposed policy, assuring consistency in regulation interpretation by Public Health, and will work together to continue to improve the Food Safety Program. FSAG members include representatives from:

  • The Airplane Restaurant
  • Broadmoor
  • McCabes Tavern
  • Panda Express
  • Pueblo- Viejo
  • Rosie’s Diner
  • School District 11
  • Shamrock Foods
  • Sunflower Mkt.
  • Association of Restaurants for Hispanic Business

Meetings are held quarterly at the Public Health offices in the Citizens Service Center located at 1675 W. Garden of the Gods Road.  For more information, contact Lee Griffen, Supervisor (719) 578-3135 or by e-mail at leegriffen@elpasoco.com.   You can also view meeting minutes from previous FSAG meetings online