LOS ANGELES COUNTY'S RETAIL FOOD INSPECTION PROGRAM

 

Recommendation:

That the City Council consider whether or not it wishes to adopt the County ordinance for the restaurant grading system.

 

Background:

As you will recall, the County implemented a restaurant grading system in 1998. Many cities in Los Angeles county adopted the ordinance that requires posting of the grade received by the Health Inspectors. Other cities did not adopt the ordinance but still received an inspection grade poster to place in the establishment. According to the Health Department staff report, in cities that did not mandate the program, those establishments that received an "A" grade displayed the poster, while those that received a "B" or "C" generally did not. As a result, establishments in cities that have not adopted the ordinance will no longer be given a poster regardless of the grade received. This is the Health Department's way of providing an incentive for the retail and restaurant businesses to request that the remaining cities adopt the ordinance.

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