MSDH Ensures Safe Food Preparation at the State Fair

Jackson, Miss. — As the State Fair opens today in Jackson, the Mississippi State Department of Health has once again inspected all food booths to ensure safe preparation of those delicious fair foods.

Inspectors from the MSDH Food Protection Division inspected all vendors with the same criteria of restaurant inspections, looking for proper food storage, hot and cold temperature controls and clean cooking spaces. Fairgoers should look for an MSDH inspection sticker wherever they are buying their treats.

There are two levels of food vendors that were inspected:

• Level One are the vendors selling things like cotton candy, funnel cakes, roasted nuts, ice cream and slushes.
• Level Three are vendors selling cooked foods like chicken on a stick, burgers, fries, steaks, hot dogs and sausages.

MSDH wants fair attendees to know the food they eat was safely prepared and don’t worry about counting the calories for the next two weeks.