Active Food Establishment Licenses

The Health Division of the Department of Inspectional Services (ISD) creates and enforces food safety codes to protect public health. All businesses which prepare and sell food to the public must possess a food service permit. In order to qualify for a permit, at least one full time employee must be must be certified through an accredited food manager program, which provides guidance on handling and serving food to the public.

This dataset contains a list of restaurants that met the City's standards to become licensed food service establishments.

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Title Active Food Establishment Licenses
Type Tabular
Description

The Health Division of the Department of Inspectional Services (ISD) creates and enforces food safety codes to protect public health. All businesses which prepare and sell food to the public must possess a food service permit. In order to qualify for a permit, at least one full time employee must be must be certified through an accredited food manager program, which provides guidance on handling and serving food to the public.

This dataset contains a list of restaurants that met the City's standards to become licensed food service establishments.

Publisher Department of Innovation and Technology
Temporal notes Dataset contains records of licensed food establishments from December 2006 to current.
Location Boston (all)
Contact point Inspectional Services Department
Contact point email [email protected]
License Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL)