Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Office of Food Protection
In short
City of Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Office of Food Protection issues 1 permit we publish for Philadelphia, last verified 2026-09-04. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Safety Certification | City of Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Office of Food Protection | $30 for a new or renewal certificate; a replacement is $50 | 5 years | 2026-09-04 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Food Safety Certification
At least one certified employee must be present at all times at a stationary food business, and the certificate must be posted where customers can see it. The $30 fee is only for the City's own certificate — it comes after first completing an approved 16-hour or ANSI-accredited food safety course, priced separately by the course provider. Businesses selling only pre-packaged, non-hazardous food are exempt.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Philadelphia
- Phone
- (215) 685-7495
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- City of Philadelphia — food safety certification application, updated April 2025City of Philadelphia Department of Public Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
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