Food, Lodging, & Institutional Sanitation

Food Service Establishment Inspection


Foodborne illnesses are illnesses that can be transmitted through food or drink. Illnesses can range from minor gastrointestinal discomfort to severe gastrointestinal problems, vomiting, and viruses such as Hepatitis A.

Prevention


Public health inspections of food service establishments help to prevent foodborne illness by:
  • Teaching employees safe food-handling techniques
  • Grading the establishment based on the use of these techniques
  • Assisting the establishment in correcting problems which are lowering its rating

Inspections


Inspections are made at restaurants, meat markets, daycares, mobile food units, and school lunchrooms. Inspections are made two times a year at institutions, once per year in places of confinement such as motels, schools, and some other establishments. Temporary food stands

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are permitted and inspected for each event. Ratings are required, by law, to be posted for easy viewing by potential customers, allowing the public to choose the level of risk they want family members to experience when dining out.

Again, restaurants, caterers, school cafeterias, daycare centers, elderly care cafeterias, meat markets, and many others are all inspected to protect residents from foodborne illness.

View Restaurant Grades
If you would like to see grades of Nash County restaurants, use the above link to visit North Carolina's Public Heath website. Download the month you are interested in and scroll down to Couty ID 64. All Nash County restaurants are coded as 64.

Public Pool Inspection


All public pools are inspected to ensure that pool design and maintenance meet basic health and safety standards. These inspections help ensure a healthy environment for recreation.

Sanitation of Facilities


Public health is also charged with inspection of daycares, summer camps, rest/nursing homes, hospitals, residential care, school buildings, local confinement facilities, tattoo parlors, and lodging facilities. These inspections enforce state rules that vary with different facilities and, at times, include food safety, sanitation, and general safety. Often, public health is just one of the multiple agencies that inspect these establishments.