On-line Restaurant
Inspection Information Enhanced
For
Immediate Release: July 14, 2008
Contact: Howard
Sutter (714) 834-2178
(Santa Ana) – The Orange County Health Care
Agency has enhanced the information about restaurant inspections
available on the ocfoodinfo.com website, now offering access to an electronic
version of the actual inspection report.
The inspection report, available in portable
document format (PDF), will allow the public to view specific
information about any Health and Safety Code violations noted
during the restaurant’s most recent inspection. Previously,
on-line information was limited to general information about the
category of violation. “We believe this enhancement will greatly
benefit the public by providing easy access to actual inspection
results for their favorite restaurants as well as other
restaurants they may be planning to visit,” said David Souleles,
Deputy Agency Director for Public Health Services.
Initially, reports will be available for
inspections conducted since January 1, 2008. The downloadable
inspection reports will be kept on the website for approximately
two years, providing restaurant patrons with a historical record
of the facility’s compliance with the Health and Safety Code’s
standards.
Orange County Environmental Health, a division
of the Health Care Agency’s Public Health Services, conducts
regular inspections at a variety of food facilities, including
restaurants, grocery stores and wholesale establishments that
manufacture or distribute food products. Environmental Health
also works closely with other Public Health staff to investigate
reports of foodborne illness in the community. The goal of the
Food Protection Program is to ensure that the food sold and
served in Orange County is safe, wholesome, properly labeled and
advertised, and produced under sanitary conditions.
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