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Maine city decides to stay in the restaurant inspection business

The City Council In Lewiston, Maine, has decided not to eliminate its local restaurant inspection program and not to withdraw funding from the city’s sanitarian positions. The votes was

By Dan Flynn

/ 22 Mar 2024

Maine city decides to stay in the restaurant inspection business

City ending local restaurant inspections in retaliation against its inspectors for closing a popular restaurant

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

By Dan Flynn

/ 23 Jan 2024

City ending local restaurant inspections in retaliation against its inspectors for closing a popular restaurant

Restaurants’ licenses pulled in connection with possible Salmonella outbreak; inspectors find violations

Two Mexican restaurants in Boston have been closed by authorities who have cited health code violations and a possible outbreak of Salmonella infections. The Los Amigos Mexican Grill taquerias in

By Coral Beach

/ 20 May 2023

Restaurants’ licenses pulled in connection with possible Salmonella outbreak; inspectors find violations

Beach Beat: We need food safety boots on the ground and we need them right now

– OPINION – Budget woes are part of so-called normal life right now, especially for individuals and small businesses. Public entities such as school districts are also having trouble making ends meet.

By Coral Beach

/ 17 Mar 2022

Beach Beat: We need food safety boots on the ground and we need them right now

Thirteen Seattle area restaurants remain shut-down for public health violations

Harbor City Restaurant at 707 S King St. in Seattle has been closed by a Public Health food inspector on Oct. 14, 2021, because of the following food safety violations:

By News Desk

/ 16 Oct 2021

Thirteen Seattle area restaurants remain shut-down for public health violations

Survey shows Germans want more transparent food controls

A survey in Germany has found the majority of consumers want more transparency on the results of food inspections. The poll, on behalf of the Federation of German Consumer Organizations

By News Desk

/ 28 Sep 2021

Survey shows Germans want more transparent food controls

Tourists, locals shouldn’t expect inspection scores on England’s restaurants; only half use stickers

Almost half of businesses in England don’t display their food hygiene ratings, according to figures from the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Rates of displaying stickers visible from outside the

By Joe Whitworth

/ 4 Jun 2019

Inspectors close two more Seattle area restaurants for public health violations

Public health officials report closing two more Seattle area restaurants. Take a Break Coffee and Kelly Cannoli LLC Seattle were ordered closed during the past week. Public-Health Seattle-King County closed

By News Desk

/ 20 Mar 2019

Inspectors close two more Seattle area restaurants for public health violations

Kid businesses — including food sales — could be exempted from Colorado law

A woodworker, a filmmaker, and a designer — all just kids with their own businesses — were among those who testified this week before a Colorado legislative committee in support of the

By Dan Flynn

/ 13 Feb 2019

Kid businesses — including food sales — could be exempted from Colorado law

Can Silicon Valley save food safety? Maybe, but not with online reviews alone

Opinion An emerging body of scholarship argues that machine learning and artificial intelligence can solve food safety enforcement. By mining tweets and Yelp reviews, health departments can target inspections more

By Guest Contributor

/ 23 Jan 2019

Can Silicon Valley save food safety? Maybe, but not with online reviews alone

iwaspoisoned.com app gives the public and public health officials new tools

The website iwaspoisoned.com, credited with helping to identify several high-profile foodborne illness outbreaks in recent years, has released an app designed to help people decide where to go when

By News Desk

/ 11 Dec 2018

iwaspoisoned.com app gives the public and public health officials new tools

Will the foodservice industry ever knock down it’s brick wall of denial?

Opinion Day after day, I watch the list of foodborne illness casualties accumulate. As a food safety expert, I receive a ridiculous number of recall alerts and foodborne illness outbreak

By Francine L. Shaw

/ 5 Oct 2018

Will the foodservice industry ever knock down it’s brick wall of denial?

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Maine city decides to stay in the restaurant inspection business

City ending local restaurant inspections in retaliation against its inspectors for closing a popular restaurant

Restaurants’ licenses pulled in connection with possible Salmonella outbreak; inspectors find violations

Beach Beat: We need food safety boots on the ground and we need them right now

Thirteen Seattle area restaurants remain shut-down for public health violations

Survey shows Germans want more transparent food controls

Tourists, locals shouldn’t expect inspection scores on England’s restaurants; only half use stickers

Inspectors close two more Seattle area restaurants for public health violations

Kid businesses — including food sales — could be exempted from Colorado law

Can Silicon Valley save food safety? Maybe, but not with online reviews alone

iwaspoisoned.com app gives the public and public health officials new tools

Will the foodservice industry ever knock down it’s brick wall of denial?