Restaurant inspections are often an unwelcome disruption to daily operations. As restaurant inspections are unannounced, the sudden arrival of an inspector can cause unrelieved anxiety in the minds of restaurant owners and managers.

Nonetheless, regular health inspections play a key role in the prevention of foodborne illness. A food safety report published by CheckIt revealed that 66 percent of people are not willing to revisit restaurants with bad food hygiene. Findings also showed that 75 percent of people will not revisit a restaurant that has been implicated in a hygiene or food poisoning incident unless the establishment has since changed ownership.

While you may not be able to control when the health inspector shows up, you can prepare for his arrival.

Know What Inspectors Look For

Health inspectors look for certain red flags when searching a restaurant. These may include:

  • Uncovered stored foods
  • Hazardous foods
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