Each Health Department may have different criteria on whether a facility should be closed to the public. Generally, closures will happen due to an "imminent health hazard" in terms of foodborne illness risk. Common examples are loss of hot water or a compromised plumbing backflow mechanism.
Articles in this section
- How does inspection criteria vary across Health Departments?
- Why do re-inspections occur?
- How often do Health Departments conduct routine inspections?
- What are the reasons or occasions that a Health Department inspects a facility?
- What causes a facility closure by a Health Department?
- Why don't all Health Departments assign a grade to their inspections?
- What facilities do Health Departments inspect?
- What does the "jurisdiction" refer to?
- What are critical violations?
- What is a consumer complaint?