Illinois food handlers need training within 30 days of hire. Restaurant workers need an ANSI-accredited course that lasts 3 years and transfers; non-restaurant rules differ.
Florida restaurant workers need DBPR-approved food safety training within 60 days of hire; it lasts three years. How to check a course is approved and what inspectors ask for.
Chicago restaurants failed 22% of routine inspections in the past year, from 5% in some ZIP codes to 59% in the Loop. Our count from city data.
Find the health department that inspects the address, search its official portal by name and address, then read the score on that area’s own scale.
85.7% of graded NYC restaurants hold an A, Queens has the lowest A share, and a third of letters are over a year old. Our count from city data, October 2026.
Texas food employees must finish a DSHS- or ANSI-accredited food handler course within 30 days of hire. Cards last two years and are valid statewide.
California food handlers need an ANSI-accredited card within 30 days; Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties issue their own. Employers pay since 2024.
Surfaces, equipment and the building top the list of health code violations; temperature, food protection and pests follow. Five cities, one year.
The typical routine inspection scored 94 in LA County and 93 in Austin. Where 85, 90 or 95 lands in each city, and how NYC violation points compare.
Statewide food handler card rules confirmed on official pages for nine states, with deadlines, validity, state-set fees and where to train.