A's All Around: Santee Schools Ace Food Facility Health Inspections

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Of the 200 facilities in Santee that are given a food health inspection by the County of San Diego, 11 of them are facilities that regularly serve local students food. All schools in Santee received an "A" grade (rated 90 and above) in their 2012 food inspections, and none showed below a 93 in 2011 or 2012.

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The County explains details about the inspections:

FHD conducts risk-based inspections, which means we focus on items that strongly affect food safety and foodborne illness.  In a risk-based inspection, issues such as handwashing, food temperatures, and dishwashing are more important than a missing light bulb or a broken tile. 

1. Each violation on the Food Inspection Report is assigned a point value depending on its importance. For example, a Major Risk Factor is worth four points, a Minor Risk Factor is worth two, and a Good Retail Practice is worth one.

2. Once the Specialist completes an inspection, the points are added up and subtracted from 100. The resulting number is the inspection "score".

3. A letter grade is assigned to the facility based on the inspection score. An "A" grade means the facility earned a score of 90 to 100 percent and is in satisfactory compliance with state law; a "B" means the facility earned a score of 80 to 89 percent and needs improvement; a "C" means the facility earned a score of 79 percent or less and is a failing grade.

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