Placard Program - Food Safety

Look for a color-coded placard near the front door of your favorite restaurant, grocery store or convenience store.

Green = Pass: No major violations are observed during the inspection or all major violations observed are corrected or mitigated by the end of the inspection.

Yellow = Conditional Pass: Failure to correct or mitigate any major violation observed during the inspection or Violation of a Compliance Agreement which may include failure to correct ongoing or repeating major and minor violations.

Red = Closed: Closure of the facility due to any condition that poses an imminent danger to public health and safety that cannot be corrected or mitigated during the inspection.

Click on the slide show of placard images for more details.