Schools EH Services
School Food Inspection Core Program
The Partnership4Health Environmental Services Section is responsible for delegated health and safety inspections for schools within Clay and Wilkin Counties, Minnesota. In addition, we are the delegated authority for:
- Issuing permits for regulated schools
- Issuing licenses for schools that offer food services
- Performing regulatory inspection services as delegated
- Responding to complaints, nuisances and natural disasters
- Health and safety complaints or concerns
- Fire, Floods and Disaster response within these establishments
Inspection Requirements / Frequency:
Established and signed in 1946 by President Harry Truman, the NSLP's purpose is to provide balanced low cost or free lunches to school children, each day. Institutions participating in NSLP are required by federal law, section (9) of US Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, to have two food inspections annually. As mandated by both state (Minnesota Food Code) and federal law, the Minnesota Department of Health and its Delegated Agencies (Local Public Health Authorities) conduct food inspections annually. They report and share inspection results with the Minnesota Department of Education. The annual report (number of food safety inspections) obtained by institutions and sites participating in the NSLP is then conveyed to the United States Department of Agriculture Secretary by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE).