Oakland County Public Health Working with Restaurants on Flood Safety

Oakland County ensures restaurants take safety precautions after flooding

Pontiac, Mich., Aug. 13, 2014 – In response to recent widespread flooding in Southeastern Michigan, Oakland County Health Division, under the leadership of L. Brooks Patterson, immediately took steps to assure food safety at restaurants in affected areas of the county.

The Health Division’s restaurant response includes:

“While flooding is a major concern when ensuring safety of food service establishments, so far we have not observed any public health concerns regarding restaurants and other food operations even in the hardest hit areas of Oakland County,” said Kathy Forzley, manager/health officer of the Health Division. “We are finding food services are diligently following their emergency action plans as required.”

“In order to protect consumers of Oakland County restaurants, our goal is to make sure establishments in the flooded areas are safe, well informed and are connected to the resources and recovery assistance they need,” Forzley said.

Oakland County Health Division is available to answer questions of those affected by flooding:

Environmental Health Services: 248-424-7190 (questions regarding food service establishments); 248-858-1312 (questions regarding onsite well and septic)

Nurse on Call: 800-848-3355 (all other questions and concerns)