Three Florida departments have food safety programs-Agriculture and Consumer Services, Business and Professional Regulation, and Health. While all three programs license, inspect, and carry out enforcement activities, they have varying statutory authority, regulate separate sectors of the food service industry, and assess different regulatory fees. In addition, the agencies have key inspection differences and provide varying levels of consumer access to inspection results. The three programs work cooperatively to reduce duplicate inspections, but some establishments receive multiple state inspections because of the range of non-food products they offer.
None of the agencies inspected food establishments as frequently as provided by state law or department criteria and two have not met the Legislature's goal that regulatory programs be financially self-sufficient.

State's Food Safety Programs Have Improved Performance and Financial Self-Sufficiency
Report 10-44 June 2010
Providing a Free Breakfast to All Public School Students Would Be Costly for Most School Districts
Report 09-05 February 2009
School Districts' Food Service Programs Generally Are Not Financially Self-Sufficient
Report 09-04 February 2009
No Changes Are Necessary to the State's Organization of School Nutrition Programs
Report 09-03 February 2009

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