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An assessment of the ability of routine restaurant inspections to predict food-borne outbreaks in Miami-Dade County, Florida

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  • Cruz, M.A.
  • Katz, D.J.
  • Suarez, J.A.

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Objectives. This study sought to determine the usefulness of restaurant inspections in predicting food-borne outbreaks in Miami-Dade County, Fla. Methods. Inspection reports of restaurants with outbreaks in 1995 (cases; n = 51) were compared with those of randomly selected restaurants that had no reported outbreaks (controls; n = 76). Results. Cases and controls did not differ by overall inspection outcome or mean number of critical violations. Only 1 critical violation - evidence of vermin - was associated with outbreaks (odds ratio = 3.3; 95% confidence interval = 1.1, 13.1). Conclusions. Results of restaurant inspections in Miami-Dade County did not predict outbreaks. If these findings are representative of the situation in other jurisdictions, inspection practices may need to be updated.

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  • Cruz, M.A. & Katz, D.J. & Suarez, J.A., 2001. "An assessment of the ability of routine restaurant inspections to predict food-borne outbreaks in Miami-Dade County, Florida," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 91(5), pages 821-823.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:2001:91:5:821-823_2
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    1. Daniel E. Ho & Zoe C. Ashwood & Cassandra Handan-Nader, 2019. "New Evidence on Information Disclosure through Restaurant Hygiene Grading," American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association, vol. 11(4), pages 404-428, November.
    2. Chebolu-Subramanian, Vijaya & Gaukler, Gary M., 2015. "Product contamination in a multi-stage food supply chain," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 244(1), pages 164-175.

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