Who needs a Food and Drug Protection Division inspection in North Carolina?
Issued by North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Food and Drug Protection Division, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
Bakeries and other shops selling food to take away fall under the Division rather than the county health department. Ask for the pre-opening inspection once the kitchen is built; label packaged goods with the ingredients, net weight and the business name and address. A bakery with seating that serves food for eating there is permitted by the county instead.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Food and Drug Protection Division.
Sources and dates
Food and Drug Protection Division food program pages; NC DHHS and NCDA jurisdiction chart. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for bakeries.
Yes. Bakeries and other shops selling food to take away fall under the Division rather than the county health department.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for bakeries.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for bakeries.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for bakeries.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for bakeries.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for bakeries.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for bakeries.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for bakeries.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for bakeries.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for bakeries.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for bakeries.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for bakeries.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for bakeries.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for bakeries.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for bakeries.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for bakeries.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for bakeries.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for bakeries.
No. In North Carolina it is listed for bakeries.
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Food and Drug Protection Division.
Step 4 of 6, get the permits for your kind of business. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax and approve the space.
