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Yamhill County
Public Health

412 N.E. Ford Street
McMinnville, OR 97128
Phone:(503) 434-7525   Fax:(503) 472-9731  TTY 800-735-2900
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Environmental Health Services
Environmental Health office (503) 434-7439
or from the Newberg area at (503) 554-7839

Environmental Health staff license and inspect food service facilities, public pool and spa facilities as well as tourist and traveller facilities.

Current programs include:

  • Licensing and inspection of permanent food service establishments, mobile food units, and temporary restaurants
  • Food Service worker training
  • Licensing and inspection of public swimming pools and spas, and tourist facilities
  • Perform contract inspections on school food service facilities and day care operations
  • Perform sanitary survey inspections of small public water systems and assist operators of those systems with monitoring and compliance
Link to the Full Text of Oregon Food Service Rules


Drinking Water program
DHS Drinking Water Program
The state has the responsibility to administer and enforce drinking water quality standards for public water systems in the State of Oregon. The state contracts with local county health departments to carry out elements of the drinking water program.

The primary goal of the county drinking water program is to improve the compliance with drinking water standards by community water systems serving 3,300 or fewer people and using only groundwater sources, and by all nontransient and noncommunity water systems, regardless of source type under county jurisdiction.

See how your system did on inspection, click here
Determine what type of water system you are on

In the news:
Norovirus identified as the #1 cause of food illness
for more information

The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) has the responsibility to inspect food processing facilities and grocery stores. These are mainly food prepared in packaging or for the consumer to prepare.
ODA website
Farmers Market Guidelines
Domestic Kitchens