Journal article
Scores on doors: restaurant hygiene ratings and public health policy
Journal of public health policy, v 40(4), pp 410-422
01 Dec 2019
PMID: 31383956
Featured in Collection : UN Sustainable Development Goals @ Drexel
Abstract
This paper seeks to contribute to the ongoing policy debate about mandated posting of health department hygiene ratings for establishments that sell food. Posted restaurant hygiene ratings, or 'scores on doors,' exemplify a public health transparency policy in the form of words, letters, numbers, or symbols displayed at entrances to food-serving establishments summarizing their most recent health inspection. After describing the scope of restaurant hygiene inspections and the problem of foodborne illness, this paper critically examines the 'mandation' debate on economic, practical, ethical, and legal aspects. It concludes that mandated posting of hygiene ratings, if done properly, is a potentially effective public policy that fosters transparency, population health, and informed consumer choice.
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- Title
- Scores on doors: restaurant hygiene ratings and public health policy
- Creators
- Janet Fleetwood - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of public health policy, v 40(4), pp 410-422
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 13
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000511494700003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85070222332
- Other Identifier
- 991019168525704721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Health Care Sciences & Services
- Health Policy & Services
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health