Food Safety Testing

Due to COVID-19, all non-essential testing at the Vermont Department of Health Laboratory will be suspended.
Find more information about the tests being conducted.

The Vermont Department of Health Laboratory works with the Vermont Food and Lodging Program, Vermont Department of Health Epidemiology Program and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture to ensure the safety of Vermont’s food supply. 

The lab performs testing on food and environmental samples during outbreak investigations and routine surveillance testing to look for harmful bacteria, particularly those known to cause foodborne illness (E. coli 0157, Salmonella, Listeria and Campylobacter). Form for agency usage only: Environmental/Food Test Request Form

Our laboratory is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 standards.

For more details on our current scope of accreditation please refer to the ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Certificate located on the Public Health Laboratory main page.