Research Paper on:
Restaurant Health Code Inspections

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site. The writer first reports information about the Food Code and then, identifies the different federal and state agencies involved in assuring the safety and quality of food at retail  restaurants. To justify the proposal, the writer also provides facts and figures about food-related illnesses in the United States. The writer then cites examples of what some states are doing  in this area. Finally, the writer makes a recommendation regarding the proposal. Two major questions must be addressed: Is it feasible to post the results of restaurant health code inspections  on the Internet? If it is feasible, is the U.S. Department of Agricultures Web site the appropriate location? Food Code The Food Code is updated every four years although  there may be a published addendum or Annex to the Code annually (FDA/Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition, ). The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) writes: The  Food Code is a model for safeguarding public health and ensuring food is unadulterated and honestly presented when offered to the consumer. It represents FDAs best advice for a uniform  system of provisions that address the safety and protection of food offered at retail and in food service (FDA/Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition, ). One fact  should be immediately obvious: the federal food code is a model, states have the option to adopt it or not. If is offered to state agencies as a model only  (FDA/Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition, ). In fact, this document goes on to state: "Alternatives that offer an equivalent level of public health protection to ensure that  food at retail and foodservice is safe are recognized in this model" (FDA/Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition, ). In another document, the FDA writes: "The Code is