(This editorial is part of a series. You can find earlier entries here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.) Per Se, an upscale and expensive restaurant in Manhattan, found itself on ABC
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Hawaii Plans to Introduce Public Restaurant Grading System
Eateries in Hawaii may soon begin displaying their recent restaurant inspection grades, thanks to an initiative by the state’s health department, local news outlet Hawaii News Now reports. Assuming that the plan receives approval from
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Yelp Starting to Post Restaurant Health-Inspection Scores
Yelp.com is starting to make it easier for diners to find a place to eat without getting sick.In August, Louisville became the second city to incorporate health-inspection information into its restaurant pages on the user-review
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The ABCs of New York City's Restaurant Grades: Part 3
There’s been some good news for restaurant operators in New York City. Food safety fines will be reduced. The $50 million-a-year revenue will now be brought down to an estimated $30 million. (What’s $20 million
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The ABCs of New York City's Restaurant Grades: Part 2
In “The ABCs of New York Restaurant Grades,” I highlighted the pros and cons of how the system works. After viewing a recent news cast on how some restaurants are not posting their
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Busted: NYC Restaurant Posts Fake Letter Grade
Ming’s Chinese take-out on 9th Ave. at 33rd St. in New York City was caught posting a fake “Sanitary Inspection Grade” over Labor Day Weekend.
A local publication spotted a suspect “inspection grade” card
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NYC Restaurant Rating System – FAIL?
Despite an inspector finding “a small number of mice droppings” on the floor, a cafe in an Upper West Side New York City Barnes & Noble bookstore was awarded an “A” grade under the city’s
NYC: First ‘A’ Awarded for Food Safety
On Wednesday New York City rolled out its new system of awarding letter grades to restaurants. Health Commissioner Thomas Farley presented an A to Spark’s Deli in Long Island City.
“We’re happy to get the
On Restaurant Grades: Giving an F to Josh Ozersky
In coming up with topics for my opinion-pieces here at Food Safety News, I have been trying not to be so critical–which is to say, trying not to build a topic around me criticizing
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UK Consumers Disappointed Over Food Hygiene Scores
In the wake of the 2005 South Wales E. coli outbreak that sickened 168 people, there is widespread disappointment among consumers that restaurant and takeout businesses will not be forced to display their food
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