Mississippi State Department of Health inspects Jackson food establishments under state Food Code rules. MSDH does not issue letter grades like Los Angeles or New York; it publishes inspection reports listing critical and noncritical violations from routine and follow-up visits.
MSDH Food Protection Division regulates Jackson restaurants, school cafeterias, hospital kitchens, and mobile food units under Mississippi Food Code rules adopted from FDA Food Code. Inspectors check food temperatures, employee hygiene, equipment sanitation, and pest control during unannounced routine inspections. Critical violations require immediate correction or follow-up visits. Reports are public and posted on healthyms.com. Jackson does not run a separate municipal letter-grade program; MSDH retains primary jurisdiction. Operators must hold a current MSDH food permit and pay annual fees based on facility class. Repeat or imminent-health-hazard violations can trigger permit suspension and closure.
Permit suspension, mandatory closure until reinspection, and fines for serving food without a current MSDH permit or after a critical violation order.
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