Six area restaurants fail inspections in November, December
Pam G. Dempsey – Six local restaurants recently failed health inspections, and one of them is now at risk for losing its food service…
Health inspectors temporarily close five eateries; fail four others
Nine restaurants and eateries have failed health inspections since November, including five that were temporarily shut down. At some of the restaurants public health inspectors found dozens of critical violations that included raw sewage on the floor, potentially hazardous food production and dishwasher malfunctions.
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A draft version of a reinspection notice. Public health officials are drafting ordinances that would require food establishments to post a color-coded placard that indicates the results of each health inspection. Yellow means the food establishment failed its health inspection with an adjusted score below 36 and but can remain open pending a reinspection within 30 days.
Moldy Cool Whip, a baby cockroach, and warm raw meat among violations found in 11 area restaurants
By Pamela G. Dempsey/CU-CitizenAccess.org -- Eleven restaurants failed health inspections in October, with critical violations ranging from employees not washing hands to potentially hazardous foods out…
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Example of a color-coded placard that restaurants would be required to post under a proposed plan to make inspection results more public.
Red means that the restaurant's health permit was suspended following a health inspection.
Local health department aims to roll out online inspection reports in the new year
By Pamela G. Dempsey/CU-CitizenAccess -- Champaign public health officials are once again aiming for a Jan. 1 target date to post restaurant inspection reports…
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A draft version of a reinspection notice. Public health officials are drafting ordinances that would require food establishments to post a color-coded placard that indicates the results of each health inspection. Yellow means the food establishment failed its health inspection with an adjusted score below 36 and but can remain open pending a reinspection within 30 days.
Unsafe food temperatures contribute to three failed restaurant inspections in August
By Pam G. Dempsey/CU-CitizenAccess --Three area restaurants failed health inspections in August according to new data released this month. Inspectors found broken coolers and…
Contributed/Champaign-Urbana Public Health District
A draft version of a reinspection notice. Public health officials are drafting ordinances that would require food establishments to post a color-coded placard that indicates the results of each health inspection. Yellow means the food establishment failed its health inspection with an adjusted score below 36 and but can remain open pending a reinspection within 30 days.
One restaurant temporarily shut down, two others failed inspections in July
One restaurant was temporarily shut down after failing a second health inspection in July. Two other places failed as well but remained open. Peking…
Weekly RoundUp: Affordable Care Act
As Illinois prepares for implementation of the new Affordable Healthcare Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, questions, criticism and confusion abound. Governor Quinn’s administration created Healthcare…
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Example of a color-coded placard that restaurants would be required to post under a proposed plan to make inspection results more public.
Red means that the restaurant's health permit was suspended following a health inspection.
Restaurants temporarily closed in June for failing health inspections have similar history
Three of the five restaurants that failed health inspections in June were temporarily closed over multiple repeat violations and failures. One restaurant, Main St.…
Contributed/Champaign-Urbana Public Health District
A draft version of a reinspection notice. Public health officials are drafting ordinances that would require food establishments to post a color-coded placard that indicates the results of each health inspection. Yellow means the food establishment failed its health inspection with an adjusted score below 36 and but can remain open pending a reinspection within 30 days.
From fuzzy mold to raw sewage – 11 area restaurants failed health inspections in April, May
Eleven restaurants failed health inspections in April and May, with critical violations ranging from employees not washing hands to potentially hazardous foods out of…
Contributed/Champaign-Urbana Public Health District
A draft version of a reinspection notice. Public health officials are drafting ordinances that would require food establishments to post a color-coded placard that indicates the results of each health inspection. Yellow means the food establishment failed its health inspection with an adjusted score below 36 and but can remain open pending a reinspection within 30 days.
Two Champaign restaurants failed inspections in March
By Pam G. Dempsey/CU-CitizenAccess.org -- Two restaurants failed restaurant inspections in March, according to the latest health inspection records released this month. The Champaign-Urbana…