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Food Safety

The Division of Food Protection (DFP) ensures a safe and wholesome food supply in the state.

Check recalls and alerts, find Division of Food Protection application forms, see food safey related information, and more.

What would you like to do?

Top tasks

PFAS & Bottled Water  PFAS – Fish  PFAS – Water Bodies 

All other tasks

Apply for a permit to manufacture, sell or distribute bottled water or carbonated nonalcoholic beverages in Massachusetts  Apply for a Certificate of Health and Free Sale & Export Statements  Wholesale Food Guidance - Apply for initial licensure for food processing and/or distribution at wholesale  Apply for a license to process meat and poultry  Apply for a license to transport bakery products into Massachusetts for the purpose of sale  Apply for a license to transport frozen desserts and/or ice cream mix into Massachusetts for the purpose of sale  Apply for a seafood dealer permit  Apply for a license to operate a food or beverage vending machine  Apply for a license to operate a Water Vending Machine (WVM)  Apply for a license to process poultry within scope of Mobile Poultry Processing Unit (MPPU) pilot  Apply for a license to manufacture, distribute, and/or sell methyl or wood alcohol  Apply for a license to manufacture and sell stuffed toys, bedding, upholstered furniture, and related products  Apply for a license to engage in the sterilization or sanitation of bedding, upholstered furniture, and filling materials  Apply for a license to use dogs or cats in research and education 

What you need to know

Division of Food Protection Application Forms  Vibrio Control Plan  Foodborne illness investigations  CBD and THC in Food Manufactured or Sold in Massachusetts  Bottled Water  Dairy  Retail food  Seafood  Food processing  Foodborne illness forms  Foodborne Illness Investigation and Control Manual  Division of Food Protection (DFP) regulations 

Contact Information

Address

305 South St., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Directions 

Phone

Call Division of Food Protection (DFP) at (617) 983-6712
TTY Call Division of Food Protection (DFP), TTY at (617) 624-5286

Online

Email Division of Food Protection (DFP) at FPP.DPH@state.ma.us

Fax

(617) 983-6770

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