Metro Public Health Department inspects Nashville food service establishments at least twice yearly under TN Department of Health rules, scoring 0-100 with a passing threshold of 70. Inspection placards must be posted visibly near the main entrance.
Metro Public Health Department (MPHD) Environmental Health Services conducts unannounced inspections of restaurants, mobile food units, school cafeterias, and similar establishments under TCA 68-14-301 et seq. and TN Rules 1200-23-01. Inspectors score on a 100-point scale, deducting points for priority and priority-foundation violations like improper holding temperatures, bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat foods, and rodent activity. Scores below 70 trigger reinspection within ten days; repeat failures can lead to permit suspension. Recent inspection reports are searchable on the MPHD website by establishment name.
Operating without a current permit, scores below 70 unresolved on reinspection, failure to post the latest placard, or refusing inspector entry leads to permit suspension and fines.
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