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Your first step is to determine the regulatory agencies that you need
to contact before bringing your idea to reality. Once you know that,
read further down for more details and contact information.
First, the Agencies
Johnson County Environmental Department (JCED)
Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA)
Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)
The Food Categories
Bakery -- cakes, cookies, bread, pastries, etc
Responsible Agency -- KDA
Caterer -- box lunches, corporate lunches or dinners, wedding
receptions, etc.
(Note: If someone goes to a grocery store and purchases a deli tray to
deliver somewhere, they are not a caterer)
Responsible Agencies -- JCED and KDHE
Cooking Classes -- food/cooking instruction
Responsible Agencies -- JCED and KDHE
Commissary -- provides an area for mobile food vendors (hot dog
carts, taco trucks, lunch wagons, etc.) to go for daily cleaning of the
truck and equipment and for re-stocking. Additionally, they may prepare
foods at the commissary which are sold from the mobile vehicles.
Responsible Agencies -- JCED and KDHE
Confectionary (Candy) -- Chocolates, mints, etc.
Responsible Agency -- KDA
Food Manufacturer -- barbeque sauce, salsa, cookie dough, dry
ingredient mixtures, etc.
Responsible Agency -- KDA
Food Distributor -- sells foods which may or may not be
warehoused at the sales location
Responsible Agency -- KDA
Food Warehouse -- receives food items for storage and
distribution
Responsible Agency -- KDA
Food Repacker -- receives food in bulk and breaks down into
smaller packages for resale. This may include packaged foods which are
left in their original packaging for gift baskets.
Responsible Agency -- KDA If you do not see the category
for your business idea here, please
email us to find out the responsible agency.
OK, What Do I Do Now?
If your home business falls under JCED and KDHE:
See New or Changed Establishment
Ownership. Follow the steps outlined in Procedures for Obtaining a
State of Kansas Food Service License, including the plan review.
Also, additional plan review information is here, along with application
forms and a checklist to help the process go smoothly. Even though these
pages refer to opening a separate establishment, they are still appropriate for a
home business.
JCED contracts with KDHE to conduct the Food Inspection
Program in Johnson County. State licenses are issued for food service establishments
operating in Johnson County;
there are no County food service licenses.
If your home business falls under KDA:
These are State of Kansas administrated programs (plan review, licensing,
and inspection activities). Contact KDA directly and their staff will
assist you. If your home business is located in Overland Park:
In addition to the agencies already identified, you will also need to
contact the City of Overland Park. Your business may be subject to
licensing by both the State and the City of Overland Park.
Contact Information
Johnson County Environmental Department, Food Safety Program
Go here for information about
opening a food service establishment or a home business (same rules apply
for both)
Email the
Food Safety Program
Telephone: 913-715-6900 Johnson County Environmental Department,
Grease Management Program
Go here for information on this
website
Email the
Grease Management Program
Telephone: 913-715-6900 Kansas Department of Health and Environment,
Bureau of Consumer Health, Topeka
Website
Telephone: 785-296-5600 Kansas Department of Agriculture, Topeka
Website
Telephone: 785-296-3511 City of Overland Park
Website
Telephone: 913-895-6270 Other City/County Agencies
Contact the city (or the county if you do not live within city limits) in
which you live to inquire what other codes or permits are applicable to
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