When doing a benefit dinner,do you need to contact the heatlh dept?

Question

We want to put on a benefit dinner for our mother inlaw,do we need to contact the local health dept to put on the dinner?We are in michigan...

Answer 1

It depends on where your holding the benefit. If it is in an established hall or restaurant, the answer is no. If is not and is open to the public the answer is yes

Answer 2

I would think it depends upon where the dinner will be held.  If you are having it at a location that normally serves food they have already been licensed and inspected.  If however you are having it at your house or an apartment or neighbor hood "clubhouse" then I would think you would have to contact them.

Check with the place where you are holding the benefit and work with them for the details on what needs to be done.

Better to check and be sure than to be shut down because of a "failure to communicate".

Answer 3

good day,

Not in Texas...But who is doing the food? Always be on the safe

side, have a professional chef or cook be in charge of preparation and serving so everything stays at temp. Better safe then sorry. Contact your local health dept and let them know that a professional is on board with you and ask them

if you would be involution of any city, county or state laws and that it is a benefit and 100 percent of all $$$ go to bank set up in mother inlaws name...good luck

Answer 4

In Canada not in less someone gets sick