Wednesday, March 14, 2012

KANAWHA-CHARLESTON BOARD OF HEALTH: ; Panel considers letter grades for restaurant scores

Kanawha County restaurants could soon be getting letter gradesfrom the health department.

Members of the Kanawha-Charleston Board of Health votedunanimously to explore the idea of assigning letter grades torestaurants based on inspection results at a regular meetingWednesday.

Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper has been in favorof the idea for some time. Grades would correspond to a restaurant'sadherence to cleanliness and safety standards.

Several states use similar systems, Carper told board members.

The health department currently uses a report that lists allviolations at the restaurant. The report is to be posted in …

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