WIS TV

SC Department of Agriculture takes over food safety duties as DHEC closes down

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) took over several food safety duties on July 1 that used to belong to the Department of Health and Environmental Control ...
WIS TV

DHEC holds groundbreaking ceremony for South Carolina’s New Public Health and Environmental Laboratory

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - On Thursday, the Department of Health and Environmental Control broke ground on the state’s new public health laboratory. The lab provides specialized laboratory testing, ...
WSPA

SC Senate votes to restructure DHEC, other state agencies into two cabinet agencies

COLUMBIA, SC (WSPA) – South Carolina Senators voted unanimously to pass a bill that would dissolve DHEC and create two different cabinet agencies responsible for the state’s health and environmental ...
Post and Courier

SC Department of Agriculture to Take Over Restaurant Inspections, Other DHEC Food Safety Responsibilities

COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Agriculture is preparing to take on some important regulatory duties that are currently handled by the Department of Health and Environmental Control, ...