Food Safety and Restaurant Inspection Ratings

1 Food Safety and Restaurant Inspection Ratings POLICY BREAKDOWN. CityHealth helps cities thrive through policies No wonder New Yorkers that improve people's day-to-day quality of life, support Restaurant well-being and health. grades. The proof is in CityHealth, an initiative of the de Beau- research, backed by qualified experts and the pudding, and more mont Foundation and Kaiser Perma- shown to have bipartisan support. With than ever the pudding nente, works to advance a package of these policies in place, cities will attract evidence-based policy solutions that will families who want the best for them- is being prepared help millions of people live longer, better selves and their children, young people according to the highest lives in vibrant, prosperous communities. looking for interesting places to work and businesses that need high-quality talent.

2 Food- Safety standards. Our Ratings are the culmination of a two- The bottom line: Policies like Restaurant year assessment of how the nation's 40. NYC Mayor Michael Inspection Ratings will improve lives and largest cities fare in nine policies based in Bloomberg, 2012 help cities thrive. FOCUS ON POLICY: Restaurant Inspection Ratings . Cities with Restaurant Inspection Ratings have fewer food borne illnesses. Cities policies require all food establishments to with public grading systems have seen post food Safety Inspection grade cards in a sustained reduction in foodborne outside windows or at the point of entry. illness hospitalizations. This information empowers customers to Improves compliance. Public grading make informed decisions before patroniz- spurs better compliance with hygiene ing a Restaurant , and can reduce the odds standards.

3 Of foodborne illness. These are just some of the benefits of a Restaurant Inspection Can increase revenues for restau- Ratings policy: rants. Restaurants with higher food Inspection Ratings can expect increased Reduces food borne illnesses and revenue, while those with lower Ratings hospitalizations. Local agencies with lose out. strong food Safety Inspection programs MEDALS BY CITY HOW CITIES STACK UP. Albuquerque Atlanta The state of Restaurant Inspection Austin Ratings policies in big US cities 12. Baltimore Gold Boston 3. 0. Charlotte Fifteen out of 40 cities received a medal for Silver Bronze Chicago Restaurant Inspection Ratings policies, includ- Columbus ing 12 gold, and three silver. Out of the nation's 40 largest cities Dallas Denver The Gold Standard for Restaurant Inspection Ratings Detroit CityHealth's 40-city assessment quality policy (silver), and a passable El Paso combined innovative legal analysis with quality policy (bronze).

4 Cities with no Fort Worth the input of national experts to determine policy received no medal. Our assessment Fresno the gold standard for each policy. We of Restaurant Inspection Ratings policies Houston identified which elements are necessary includes information about city laws valid Indianapolis for the best quality policy (gold), a good through December 1, 2017. Jacksonville Kansas City How did we award Restaurant Inspection Silver Gold Las Vegas policy medals? Long Beach Los Angeles City uses a mandatory rating system to disclose the Restaurant Inspection results to the public Louisville Memphis Restaurants must visibly post on-site rating/grades Mesa Milwaukee Restaurants must post rating/grades outside before potential Nashville customer enters New York Oklahoma City Philadelphia Phoenix Portland Sacramento San Antonio San Diego San Francisco San Jose Seattle Tucson Virginia Beach Washington, For more information or to request technical assistance, visit