Genesee County Health Department
Better Life Through Better Health
Release Date:
March 23, 2009
End Date: March 31, 2009
Contact Person:
Dorothy Gonzales R.S.
Environmental Health Supervisor
Genesee County Health Department
Phone:
(810) 257-3190
RE:
Genesee County Health Department’s 14th
Annual
Excellence in Food Service Award Ceremony
The Genesee County Health Department is set to
recognize over 50 food service establishments for excellent sanitation
records, healthy menu choices and smoke-free dining facilities. A reception
for award winners and guests will be held on Tuesday, March 31st,
2009 at the Genesee County Health Department, 630 S. Saginaw St. in Flint.
The award ceremony will begin at 2:00 p.m. Media representatives are
encouraged to attend.
This year marks the 14th annual presentation of
“Excellence in Sanitation” Awards. Each food service establishment in
Genesee County has been placed in one of twenty-two categories. The winner
in each category was determined by examining the two most recent routine
inspection reports and conferring with the inspecting Sanitarian.
Establishments with no critical violations and the fewest non-critical
violations were selected for the award. Critical violations are those that
can lead directly to foodborne illness; e.g., unsafe food temperature, poor
employee
hygiene and cross-contamination. Examples
of non-critical violations include the cleanliness and condition of walls,
floors, ceilings, plumbing repair and dumpster use.
Healthy Lifestyle Awards will be given to food
service establishments that meet stringent nutritional criteria. Awardees
must offer at least 2 different grain products, at least 4 choices of
vegetables and fruit, low-fat or fat free salad dressing if salad is served,
a substitute for French fries, and at least one meat, fish, poultry or meat
alternative prepared using low-fat cooking methods. The nutrition standards
are adapted from The Dietary Guidelines for Americans and
The Food Guide Pyramid published by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The Genesee County Health Department along with
the Smoke-free Multi-Agency Resource Team (SMART) will announce food
establishments that have received Smoke-free Dining Awards over the past
year for their commitment to be 100% smoke-free. This is the 9th
year that Smoke-free Dining Awards have been presented to local food service
establishments.
A list of award categories and the winners in each
category are linked above.
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