Restaurants in New York City have made significant improvements in terms of sanitation, cleanliness and safety. According to the Department of Health\u2019s report card, 93% of the 24,000 restaurants in the city earned an \u201cA\u201d rating. This is in comparison to the 81% of restaurants that received the \u201cA\u201d rating the first year.<\/p>\n
The Health Department provides food safety education workshops\u00a0that\u00a0are organized in partnership with the city\u2019s Borough Presidents. Participants will review how to prepare and handle food safely, avoid common Health Code violations and learn about recent updates to the Health Code. According to Michael Jacobson, president of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, “the New York City Health Department continues to have a model restaurant-inspection system that safeguards public health and creates strong incentives for restaurants to keep their kitchens clean.”<\/p>\n
There has been a sharp decline in the number of health violations. Such violations include cases of roaches, mice and salmonella. The Health Department says the cases of salmonella has decreased 32% since 2010.<\/p>\n
\u201cRestaurant letter grading has been an unqualified success for both New York City restaurants and diners,\u201d said\u00a0Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett. \u201cNew York City restaurants are performing better than ever and New Yorkers should feel confident about eating in an \u201cA\u201d grade restaurant.\u201d<\/p>\n
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