Sunday, October 6, 2013

Useful Information About Restaurant Inspections Georgia

By Rhea Solomon


Health inspections are conducted regularly by public health professionals employed by municipal agencies in public facilities, eateries, and rental premises among other places to assess risks and take the necessary measures. When it comes to restaurant inspections Georgia, they are conducted by these officials unannounced meaning the operators are not aware when the examiner is going to come. These inspections are done when the restaurant is open.

Since they come unannounced, no one operating these eating places is expecting them. It is therefore easy for these specialists to catch those people that do not comply with health and safety standards. When they first enter a place, they usually do not introduce themselves and pose as normal customers. This way they are able to spot numerous faults on the staffs like their cleanliness from a distance, if they handle money together with food among other things. After they introduce themselves, they can then begin their inspections.

High risk items are those capable of posing immediate effect on safety of food and health and they include disease causing organisms. Therefore when the professional is inspecting he will be checking for the following; food handling procedures, hand washing practices of employees, food storage containers, cross contamination, temperature control of potentially hazardous foods, health of the food handlers, presence of vectors and rodents in the place and condition of water used in the premise.

Aspects considered in the low risk category may include; general cleanliness of kitchen floors, walls, ceiling, cleanliness of washrooms and eating areas, faultiness in any area of the premise, the lighting intensity where food is prepared and storage of garbage. Maintenance of documentation such as food safety training certificates, food permits, food temperature recording among other things is also checked by these personnel.

It is also the work of the assessor to check for license of the business and how it has been displayed. It is illegal to operate an eatery without a proper license. Those with valid licenses are also checked to ensure if they have displayed it where it is visible to clients.

Anyone who prevents these assessors from doing their work well risks prosecution. Even denying them entry to a place is a crime. Therefore persons should give them all the support necessary during their work. Other than their regular assessments, there are situations that may permit these personnel to carry out inspections. Such can be; after complaints from the public or to confirm food borne illness.

During emergency situations, these examinations can also be conducted. This is especially if an eatery has been hit with prolonged periods of power outage and water loss. If a place has been affected by floods, they visit eating places in those areas to ascertain safety of stored food, preparation and handling procedures.

A report is usually generated after restaurant inspections Georgia are conducted. This report will contain all the mistakes found out in a place and the recommended measures that should be taken before a certain period. Usually, the report is hand written but in some cases it can be verbal which will later be followed by an email of the written document. There are also reports generated from a computer which can be given to persons immediately after the [procedure.




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