The City Council in Lewiston, ME, will still vote next month to end local restaurant inspections, but there will not be any survey of businesses before then.

Lewiston currently inspects restaurants in the city under an agreement with the state.  But the paperwork is ready to blow up that agreement

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UPDATE- The Lewiston City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to postpone any action on the items below until March 19. No change in city restaurant inspections or staffing will occur until after that date.

All the following stem from the temporary January closure of a popular restaurant called DaVinci’s at

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A Seattle restaurant is temporarily closed because of illnesses reported by customers. The Pho Aroma restaurant will not reopen until public health officials give their OK.

The local health department, Public Health Seattle & King County, reported Thursday that is is investigating at least five cases of suspected norovirus linked
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A Jimmy John’s restaurant located at 605 E. 400 S. in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been closed by the county’s Environmental Health Services – Bureau of Food Protection because of an imminent health hazard. A report from the Salt Lake County Health Department stated: http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photography-jimmy-john-s-night-image-location-image32897347“This establishment was closed for
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