Restaurant Inspection Check Editorial Team New Mexico food employees need an ANAB-accredited food handler card within 30 days of starting; it lasts three years. Who is exempt, the temporary-event rule, and Albuquerque’s own requirement.
Utah food workers need an approved-course certificate within 14 days of starting and a local health department permit within 30. The permit fee is capped at $15 and the permit lasts three years statewide.
In Las Vegas and the rest of Clark County, food workers need an SNHD Food Handler Safety Training Card: an in-person 20-question test, $25 since January 2026, valid three years.
The NYC Health Department closed restaurants 583 times from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Pests drove most closures, and half reopened within 6 days.
89% of LA County routine restaurant inspections ended in an A from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, but B and C grades ranged from 2% in Marina del Rey to 40% in Monterey Park.
In Maricopa County, food workers need ANSI-accredited food handler training within 30 days and it lasts three years. Cards from any Arizona county count.
Most restaurants need one certified food protection manager. Compare on-site rules, deadlines and validity in 10 states and cities, with inspection data.
32% of King County restaurant inspections were Unsatisfactory in the past year, from 22% in Federal Way to 44% in Kent, and 5% to 47% across Seattle ZIP codes.
Oregon food handlers need a card within 30 days of hire. It costs up to $10, lasts three years and comes from an OHA-approved, open-book test.
A Washington food worker card costs $10 and the only valid online course is foodworkercard.wa.gov. First cards last 2 years, renewals 3 or 5. Out-of-state cards don’t count.