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Open Data on Restaurant Inspections a Useful Tool for Consumers and Government

By Lydia Zuraw on October 28, 2015

“My husband ate at this restaurant on Friday 10/16/2015 and was admitted to the ICU with a bacterial infection from food poisioning [sic],” Kari F. wrote on the Mariscos San Juan Yelp page on Oct.…
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Data Software Company Aims to Revolutionize Access to Restaurant Inspection Scores

By James Andrews on May 28, 2015

Imagine being able to travel to any city in the country — or even the world — and pull up Yelp, Urbanspoon, or a similar smartphone app and instantly access a universal health inspection scoring…
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Seattle’s King County Venturing into Uncharted Territory with New Restaurant Grading System

By James Andrews on February 17, 2015

When Sarah Schacht walked through the doors of an Ethiopian restaurant in Seattle in February 2013 to grab a meal with a friend, the only accessible information she had about the place was its Yelp…
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Food Safety in Numbers

By Advik Shreekumar on January 26, 2015

(This article by Advik Shreekumar was published Jan. 6, 2015, by the Harvard Political Review and is reposted here with permission.) On March 23, 2013, the civic organization Smart Chicago launched an ambitious program to…
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Could Yelp and Twitter Become Tools to Detect Foodborne Outbreaks?

By James Andrews on September 18, 2014

Social media platforms such as Yelp and Twitter have significantly altered the online landscape for restaurants. Now anyone with an Internet connection and an opinion can broadcast their thoughts to others interested in visiting. But…
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NYC Uses Yelp Reviews to Track Foodborne Illnesses

By Lydia Zuraw on May 27, 2014

Last September, Food Safety News reported on Yelp’s efforts to start posting health grades on its restaurant pages. Now health officials are experimenting with using Yelp reviews to track down foodborne illness outbreaks. While investigating…
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Yelp Starting to Post Restaurant Health-Inspection Scores

By Lydia Zuraw on September 10, 2013

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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