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South Carolina Local Department of Health and Agriculture Contact Information

South Carolina State Department of Health Contact Information

Most questions regarding food production, handling, sales and serving, including cottage food laws and regulations are handled by the state's local health department or department of agriculture, and sometimes by a city or county business registration office.

South Carolina Health Department

Main Office:
South Carolina DHEC Constituent Services
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-898-3432.
Email: info@dhec.sc.gov .

Retail Food Guidance

• Food Regulations, Codes, & Statutes
• South Carolina Food Laws
• 44-1-143: Home Based Food Protection Law (also referred to as the Cottage Food Law), Requirements for home-based food production

Food Safety - Food Forms & Applications

To continue to provide the critical functions of state government while protecting the health and safety of our employees and the public, we have modified and streamlined our processes. Applications and fees are now being handled remotely.
To file a Retail Food Establishment application, download and complete an Application & Permit Document (DHEC 1769) and email it to your local Environmental Affairs Office . Once your application has been received, office personnel will contact you to confirm receipt of your application and to discuss payment options. We are no longer accepting cash payments. If you have any questions, please call your local Environmental Affairs Office for assistance.

Inspection Tools

SC Food Grades

South Carolina local department of health contacts

The following counties have websites, and some have Facebook pages, that provide information regarding their department and its services:

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website

Nutrition Facts Label, Label Claims, Menu and Vending Machine Labeling, Gluten-Free Labeling

Food & Color Additives, GRAS, Food Allergens, Food Contact Substances, New Plant Varieties

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a tool, the AskUSDA site providing information from across USDA all in one place. Just type key words or phrases into the search box. Your search will provide the top 10 results from across USDA. For the best search results, keep in mind that including "and" in the search box will exclude articles that don't include all searched words. Including "or" in the search box will include articles with any of the searched words.

If you have specific USDA questions that you cannot find answers to on the site, call (202) 720-2791 or email USDA at askusda@usda.gov .

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

If you are looking for the national US Department of Health, that's the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and here is the mailing address and phone number:

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Toll Free Call Center: 1-877-696-6775
Note: Please be aware that mail sent to their Washington D.C. area offices takes an additional 3-4 days to process due to security precautions.