NEW YORK: Restaurant violations up 6% in 2007 - (Times Herald-Record)
January 27, 2008 – 4:17 pmIt’s not the things that make you go “eeeewwww,” it’s the things that’ll kill you. So when it comes to restaurant inspections, gross and deadly are not the same.
The Orange County Division of Environmental Health handed out 3,880 citations to restaurants and bars last year, up 6 percent from 2006. One over-eager employee was spotted elbow-deep in coleslaw, but in general, local eateries are a pretty clean lot.
Most health-code violations are handed out for poorly maintained equipment and improper food storage, not because of vermin.
As David Score, director of the Bureau of Sanitary Control for the Orange County Department of Environmental Health said, sometimes the cleanest eateries are the ones with the most violations.
The two most-cited restaurants were Town of Newburgh diners, which serve varied menus and get inspected more often than other restaurants. The Alexis Diner had 29 violations in 2007, eight of them considered major. The Hudson Diner […]
MORE:
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/news/fsnews.cfm?newsid=23524
Related posts:
The ABC’s of restaurant ratings - (The Orange County Register)
OKLAHOMA: Restaurant violations explained - (The Daily Times)
WEST VIRGINIA: Restaurant inspections getting tougher - (The Herald-Dispatch)
NEW YORK: Health violations close renowned east side restaurant - (NY 1)
The New York Times por fin totalmente gratuito
NEW YORK: City closes Stage Deli again - (New York Times)
NEW YORK: Chola still not vermin proof: NYC Health Dept - (New York Indian Community Guide)
BALTIMORE: Dirty Dining part #15: Popeyes Catonsville - (abc)
MINNESOTA: Health-code violations remain on the menu at area restaurants - (Duluth News Tribune)
Would you like spit with that? - (New Zealand Herald)
What the restaurants say, Restaurant managers note that most violations are addressed immediately - (The Orange County Register)
INDIANA: Muncie restaurant reopens after health code violations - (Newslink Indiana)
INDIANA: Restaurant inspection needs revised ‘menu’ - (The Post-Tribune)
OKLAHOMA: Restaurant inspection reports online - (KTUL-TV)
CALIFORNIA: Restaurant violations: Week ending on March 14 - (OC Register)
ARKANSAS: Health Department inspections - (Benton County Daily Record)
Restaurant ratings - (wjtv.com)
CALIFORNIA: The Bee’s new restaurant inspection database - (The Sacramento Bee)
CALIFORNIA: Restaurant inspection violations: Week ending May 30 - (OC Register)
TEXAS: Find county restaurant inspection reports online - (KHOU)
EDITORIAL: Would you like sick cow with those fries? - (New York Times)
CALIFORNIA: Restaurant inspections: week ending Feb. 15 - (OC Register)
NEW JERSEY: Restaurant inspection report - (Newark Advocate)
MISSOURI: Locally owned ethnic restaurants more likely to snag health-code violations - (Columbia Missourian)
TEXAS: Restaurant ratings: Public should have easy access - (El Paso Times)
NORTH CAROLINA: Restaurant inspections get tougher - (Charlotte Observer)
KANSAS: Casa Alvarez cited for food code violations - (Dodge City Daily Globe)
iFSN INFOSHEET: Buffet worker stomps garlic with boots - (International Food Safety Network)
MASSACHUSETTS: Health inspection reports: Lucky Garden, Jose’s, Takemura - (Wicked Local Cambridge)
N. CAROLINA: Salmonella sickens 13 - (Hickory Daily Record)
NEW YORK: Health Department inspectors put area restaurants under detailed scrutiny - (The Buffalo News)
NEW YORK: Suffolk collects $300M in health violations annually - (newsday.com)
NEW YORK: Food worker at Hicksville pizzeria has typhoid fever - (Newsday.com)
FLORIDA: State seeks better restaurant records, more inspectors - (Orlando Sentinel)
NEW YORK: Salmonella cases found at Plainville Nature’s Fare - (9WSYR)
NYC Health Department: Mice at Met Opera - (AP)
ARKANSAS: Restaurant inspections - (NWAnews.com)
TEXAS: Fannin County restaurant reports - (The Herald Democrat)
NEW YORK: Eastchester cafeteria contractor fined $3,450 for food-safety violations in schools - (The Journal News)
Permanent Link to Dubai’s development boom taken to record heights (The Nashua Telegraph)
WISCONSIN: Report: Main Moon cleans up - (Journal Times)
CANADA: Viral outbreak sickens Mac staff - (Hamilton Spectator)
AMERICANS are open to Chinese goods, poll finds - (New York Times)
U.S.: Hallmark/Westland had been cited in the past for animal handling - (Meatingplace.com)
CANADA: Pizza Hut owner defied inspector’s order to close - (The Calgary Herald)
NEW YORK: Turning heat up on food danger - (Times Union)
ILLINOIS: Food safety violations rising in county; Health department spots troubling trend during inspections - (The Register-Mail)
NEW YORK: More testing of seafood to address mercury concerns - (The New York Times)
NEW YORK: Elizabeth: More illness linked to beef - (New York Times)
TEXAS: Agency’s error hurts eateries that passed inspections - (El Paso Times)
NEW YORK: Taking worry off the plate - (The New York Times)
VIRGINIA: The restaurant report - part 4 - (abc 13)
NEW YORK: Who needs exterminators? Bring on the cat - (New York Times)
PENNSYLVANIA: Two fail Blair food/safety inspections - (altoonamirror.com)
NOVA SCOTIA: Fine dining? Check online - (Chronicle Herald)
WASHINGTON: Health district restaurant inspection results now online - (Yakima Herald-Republic)
NEWARK: Restaurant inspection report - (Newark Advocate)
OHIO: Restaurant inspection report - (The Newark Advocate)
INDIANA: Food safety in Terre Haute - (wthitv.com)
NEW YORK: Unpasteurized dairy dispute heads to court - (Finger Lakes Times)
AUSTRALIA: You really do not want to know - (Sydney Morning Herald)
GEORGIA: To prevent illness, alert restaurant staff to food allergies - (St. Petersburg Times)
NEW YORK: Bubby’s closed: Rats and roaches just weeks ago - (nymag.com)
US: Hidden camera: Church’s Fried Chicken restaurantshundreds of violations - ()
Big recalls dont slow exports from CHINA - (New York Times)
OREGON: Great Wall fails county inspection in October - (Eat Salem)
ILLINOIS: Restaurant report cards - (Lake County News-Sun)
ALASKA: Food inspection reports now available on-line - (State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation)
KENTUCKY: Restaurant inspections reported - (Commonwealth Journal)
Permanent Link to Dubai Mercantile Exchange reports record trading in Oman crude oil futures contract (Mena Report)
TENNESSEE: Restaurants repeatedly flunk with little penalty - (News Channel 5-Nashville, TN)
CANADA: Health department closes Vineland Chinese restaurant - (St. Catherines Standard)
UK: Zero hygiene rating for city restaurant - (Norwich Evening News 24)
Dirting dining part 2: Downtown BALTIMORE - (ABC News)
NEW YORKS tap water - (The New York Times)
MILWAUKEE: Is your favorite restaurant clean or dirty? Check our updated restaurant inspection database and find out - (Public Investigator Blog)
INDIANA: Marion County launches online restaurant inspection program - (13 Investigates)
NEW JERSEY: Restaurant inspection report - (Newark Advocate)
NEWFOUNDLAND: Better late than never - (The Telegram)
Who is served by restaurant inspections? - (The Orange County Register)
CHICAGO: Restaurant report cards - (Lake County News-Sun)
SYDNEY: Food bill leaves a bitter taste - (Sydney Morning Herald)
Mouse poop in Babwa’s prune juice? - (TMZ.com)
WASHINGTON: For FDA, a major backlog overseas - (New York Times)
AUSTRALIA: Probe after kids fall ill with suspected food poisoning - (The Herald Sun)
MISSISSIPPI: Do county restaurants pass food safety test? - (The Natchez Democrat)
Permanent Link to Fivb chief due in Dubai (Khaleej Times)
NEW YORK: Lather up: the hand-wringing over hand-washing - (New York Times)
MARLER BLOG: Toxic tacos: A microbial combination plate - (Marler Blog)
GEORGIA: National food model code will soon be in effect - (Courier Herald)
AUSTRALIA: Manager served disputed gelato - (Sydney Morning Herald)
TEXAS: Restaurant scores await online legal clearance - (El Paso Times)
Guardian of SINGAPORE’S food supply - (The Business Times Today (Singapore))
TEXAS: Checking eateries: Inspection system not customer-friendly - (El Paso Times)
NEBRASKA: Meat processors look for ways to keep ground beef safe - (New York Times)
ONTARIO: Restaurant inspections now served on the web - (The Daily Press)
NEW YORK: In city waters, beds (and a job) for oysters - (The New York Times)
PENNSYLVANIA: Editorial: Make restaurant reports uniform - (The Times Leader)
Balloon blows away free fall record bid
US: The need for regulation: for all of the nations imports - (The New York Times)