Sacramento County Environmental Management inspects restaurants and assigns a numeric score, posting Pass/Conditional Pass/Closed placards. Sacramento city restaurants fall under the county overlay, not a separate city grading program.
Sacramento County Environmental Management Department (EMD) handles retail food inspections inside city limits. Inspectors score facilities on critical and non-critical violations, then issue a placard: Pass (green), Conditional Pass (yellow), or Closed (red). Routine inspections occur one to three times yearly based on risk category. Critical violations covering temperature abuse, contamination, or sewage trigger immediate corrective action. Operators must post the placard near the public entrance and may not obscure it. Closed placards require correction and reinspection before reopening. Scores and reports are posted on the EMD website.
Operating with a Closed placard, removing or hiding the posted placard, or refusing inspection access can lead to permit suspension, fines, and forced closure.
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