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What's in your burger?
This story revealed how a number of restaurants aren’t following health code guidelines. These violations include not using gloves, not cooking at correct temperatures, no mouth guards at buffets, no sanitizer in rag buckets, dirty restrooms, no dates on food in the refrigerator, and storing food where it is subject to contamination.
Tags: health inspection; records; Cedar City; food; sickness; food protection code; Public Health Department; home-owned; chains; privately owned
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Trouble simmers in chefs' kitchens: Restaurant inspection standards fall short
The Star-Ledger found that "state regulations designed to protect consumers from food-borne illness fall far short of federal standards -- and enforcement of these regulations is inconsistent at best. Problems with food, which cause about 2 million sicknesses in New Jersey each year, are not limited to greasy spoons or obscure delis, either. Sanitary inspection reports for some of the state's best restaurants contain numerous examples of practices that could make customers sick."
Tags: restaurant inspection; food safety; public health; health departments; sanitary code; food handling