Wood County Health Department will present this year’s Clean Plate Awards on Thursday at 5 p.m. at the Wood County Courthouse Atrium.

The 2022 Clean Plate Award will be presented to 36 licensed food facilities out of more than 800 in Wood County. These food facilities have been dedicated to upholding excellent sanitation and food safety knowledge within their operation.

Applying for the Clean Plate Award is voluntary and completing the application is the responsibility of the licensee. The recipients will receive a certificate of excellence and recognition of excellent performance in food safety from the Wood County Health Department.

The winners of the Clean Plate Award will also receive a decal to display at their facility.

This is the 12th year that the Wood County Board of Health will present this award.

“The food service and retail food service establishments that receive this award make food safety their number one priority. Meeting the criteria for the Clean Plate Award is no easy task. We are thankful for their dedication to provide a safe product for their consumers,” said Lana Glore, director of environmental health at the Wood County Health Department.

This year’s recipients include: Arby’s on Arbor Drive, Bowling Green Manor, Cindy’s Concessions, Conneaut Elementary School, Crim Elementary School, Eastwood Middle School, Eastwood High School, Fernando’s, First Solar PGT-2, Frobose Meat Locker, GLCAP Perrysburg – Rossford Early Childhood Center, Kingston Residence of Perrysburg, Lola’s Yogurt Retreat, Meijer Gas Station Store 116, Mike & AJ’z Ice Cream Shack, Myla Marcus Winery, North Baltimore Middle/High School, North Baltimore Village Park, Northwest Community Corrections Center, Northwood Schools, Porkbelly BBQ, Primrose School of Perrysburg, Rita’s Dairy Bar, Robert Bettinger Inc. (Nazareth Hall), Rossford School PK-5, Rossford School 6-12, Sundae Station, Weenie Dawgs, Wood County Committee on Aging-Bowling Green, Wood County Committee on Aging-Grand Rapids, Wood County Committee on Aging-North Baltimore, Wood County Committee on Aging-Northeast, Wood County Committee on Aging-Pemberville, Wood County Committee on Aging-Rossford, Wood County Committee on Aging-Wayne and Wood Lane School.

Questions regarding the Clean Plate Awards may be directed to Glore at 419-354-2702, ext. 3244 or [email protected].