About Food Establishment Inspections
There are approximately 2500 restaurants in Multnomah County. Multnomah County Health
Department Environmental Health Inspectors conduct "unannounced" inspections of
food service establishments. Health inspectors evaluate food worker's practices,
including the manner in which foods are received and stored, how food is processed
and cooked. Cooling, holding and reheating temperatures are evaluated. Inspectors
report observed violations that are not in compliance with Oregon Revised Statute
624 and Oregon Administrative Rule. This law and these Rules are designed to identify
violations that can contribute to foodborne illness. Critical violations unable
to be corrected at the time of the inspection must be corrected within fourteen
days and a reinspection performed. A safe, alternative procedure must be in place
until the final correction is completed.
A restaurant must receive a score of 70 to pass the inspection. Re-inspections are
not scored. Customers will find a placard on the restaurant entrance that indicates
if a facility passed the last routine health inspection. Look for the following
placards to determine the inspection status of the facility:
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