{"id":1513,"date":"2020-07-09T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allenandallen.com\/avoiding-food-poisoning-how-to-find-out-if-your-favorite-restaurant-passed-inspection\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T18:19:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T23:19:56","slug":"inspecciones-restaurante","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allenandallen.com\/es\/blog\/restaurant-inspections\/","title":{"rendered":"Evitar la intoxicaci\u00f3n alimentaria: c\u00f3mo saber si su restaurante favorito pas\u00f3 la inspecci\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"

Food poisoning is a common \u2013 yet preventable \u2013 public health problem.\u00a0 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that roughly 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of food borne diseases each year.<\/p>\n

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Most cases of food poisoning last a few hours to several days, and are accompanied by symptoms that resemble intestinal flu.\u00a0 However, food poisoning can be deadly \u2013 particularly in cases of botulism, or when food poisoning strikes infants, the ill, the elderly, or those with compromised immune systems.<\/p>\n

Restaurant Inspections in Virginia<\/h2>\n

In Virginia, facilities that prepare and serve food to the public are required to have a license and to submit themselves to periodic inspections in order to ensure that they are safe.[1]<\/a>\u00a0 Licenses<\/a> must be prominently displayed within the establishment.<\/p>\n

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) inspects each facility one to four times per year, and describes the results of its inspections in a report. \u00a0These inspection reports are available electronically at the following website: https:\/\/inspections.myhealthdepartment.com\/virginia.\u00a0 From this web page, simply click on the \u201cDistrict Sites\u201d link, and then select the health district where the facility is located.<\/p>\n

Although the web page is called the \u201cRestaurant Inspections,\u201d it is not limited to restaurants.\u00a0 The VDH publishes the inspection reports<\/a> for almost every facility where food is prepared and served, such as schools, daycare centers, adult living facilities, gyms, public and private clubs, hospitals, nursing homes, colleges, and correctional centers.<\/p>\n

Violations<\/h2>\n

Violations<\/a> are typically classified as either critical, posing a direct or immediate threat to safety, or non-critical, representing a failure of cleaning or maintenance.<\/p>\n

It is important to keep in mind that inspection reports might not reflect the overall long-term cleanliness of the establishment because they are a “snapshot” of the day and time of the inspection. \u00a0On any given day, a restaurant could have fewer or more violations than noted in the report. \u00a0According to inspectors, it is unrealistic to expect that a complex, full-service food operation will be completely free of violations. \u00a0Inspectors also note that many inspection violations are corrected on-the-spot prior to the inspector leaving the establishment.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, in order to reduce the risk of food poisoning, consumers might wish to avoid facilities that frequently have critical violations, especially if follow-up inspections reveal that the facilities have not corrected their critical violations.<\/p>\n

The attorneys at Allen & Allen have experience handling complex food litigation cases. If you or a loved one<\/p>\n

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[1]<\/a> Va. Code \u00a7 35.1-18 (licenses required); Va. Code \u00a7 35.1-22 (periodic inspections); Va. Code \u00a7 35.1-5 (Virginia Department of Health has the right to enter and inspect the facility).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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