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Plan Review for Industry

Plan Review for Industry

The regulatory agency responsible for conducting the plan review is dependent upon the food establishment type.

  • Submit the plan review package to the Local Health Department (LHD) if your food establishment is predominately going to be a food service establishment. This is a restaurant or similar place in which food or drink is prepared for direct consumption through service on the premises or elsewhere, and any other eating or drinking establishment or operation where food is served or provided for the public. Local Health Department Contact Information: Local Health Department Maps.
  • Submit the plan review package to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) if the food establishment is predominately going to be retail food such as a grocery or convenient store with limited foodservice. Please note that if within a retail food establishment space is leased to a food service operation, or a defined food service operation is under a different tax ID number within a retail food establishment, a separate food service establishment license is required.

Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Contact Information: Food Retail Plan Review District Map

Food Establishment Type

Preparing food in a commercial kitchen

Food Service Establishments

Plan review materials and submission instructions for food service establishments
Food Service Establishment Plan Review
A restaurant food truck parked on a street open for business

Transitory Food Unit (TFU) and Mobile Food Establishments

Plan review materials and submission instructions for food trucks, food carts, and mobile units
TFU and Mobile Plan Review
Refrigerated shelves stocked with fresh and frozen food at a supermarket

Retail Food Establishments

Plan review materials and submission instructions for grocery and convenience stores with limited food service
Retail Establishment Plan Review