In 2013, Crawford County Public Health (CCPH) initiated an annual Food Safety Award Program to recognize local food establishments that exhibit exceptional efforts to make, serve, and sell safe food to the public. In the state of Ohio, March 1st through February is considered a complete licensing and operational year.

At the March 21, 2018 Crawford County Board of Health meeting, CCPH was proud to announce the twenty-seven facilities (out of 113 eligible) that are recipients of a 2017 Food Safety Award.

Superior Award Winners:

Altercare
Arby’s
Buckeye Central School
Bucyrus Elementary
Crestline Child Care
Daily Scoop
Frank’s Treat Time
KFC (Galion)
Tim Horton’s (Bucyrus)
Wynford Elementary

Excellent Award Winners:

Bucyrus High School
Carolyn’s Kitchen
Cooper’s Mill
Crestline High School
Crestline Nursing Home
Dairy Crest
Domino’s Pizza
Hannah and William Crawford School
Katering Kountry Style
Little Athens
Maplecrest
Morning Glory Bakery
Pelican Coffee House
Taco Bell (Bucyrus)
Trillium Event Center
Wagon Wheel Campground
Walmart

Steve Jozwiak, Director of Environmental Health, oversees the licensing and inspection program for all food facilities licensed with CCPH.

Steve stated to the Board of Health, “Congratulations to all of our winners for their dedication to safe food service. Their attention to food safety greatly aids in the reduction of food-borne illness for those that live, as well as those that travel through, the Crawford County community.”

Food safety is an important public health issue. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that one in every six people in the United States are affected by food-borne illness each year. The Crawford County Food Safety Award winners make a valuable contribution to the prevention of food-borne illness in our community.

The completion of the 2017 food licensing year marked the fifth year CCPH has been recognizing local food operations for exceptional food safety practices. CCPH would like to further acknowledge the following five (5) facilities have consistently received a food safety award all five years:

  • Buckeye Central Schools
  • Kentucky Fried Chicken (Galion)
  • Little Athens
  • Walmart
  • Wynford Elementary

For more information on food safety, contact Crawford County Public Health at (419)562-5871.