Meet Your Health Inspector

The Bucks County Department of Health inspects hundreds of restaurants and cafeterias each year to ensure there are no public safety dangers lurking in the kitchens.

Health Inspectors Keep Bacteria Off the Menu

The Bucks County Department of Health inspects hundreds of restaurants and cafeterias each year to ensure there are no public safety dangers lurking in the kitchens.

In 2003, tainted green onions served at a Chi Chi's restaurant in western Pennsylvania sparked an outbreak of Hepatitis A that infected more than 500 patrons, killing at least four. The green onions originated from a farm in Mexico, but the investigation by the Center for Disease Control suggested that the storage and preparation of the green onions contributed to the outbreak. Settlements from the lawsuits effectively forced Chi-Chi's to close its restaurants in North America in 2004. It is exactly this type of scenario that Bucks County Director of Environmental Health Bill Roth and his team of health inspectors hope to prevent. "We are not trying to put anybody out of business," said Roth. "By educating restaurant owners on proper food …

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Do You Dine Out in Newtown? Check Out Recent Health Inspections

If you eat out in nearby Newtown, you'll want to check out these recent health inspections of local restaurants.

Jake's Eatery, Dunkin' Donuts Among Recent Health Inspections

The Bucks County Department of Health inspected the following Northampton restaurants recently.

The Bucks County Department of Health conducted inspections of the following food-service establishments recenty in Northampton. Click the hyperlink to read the health department's report.

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Pa. Flu Cases Starting to Fall

Flu cases are starting to fall in Pennsylvania but plenty of other illnesses still are going around.

If it feels like everyone you know is or has been sick lately, it's probably because they have. This year's flu season actually hasn't been terrible, said Dr. David Damsker. But legions of other viruses have been circulating along with the flu, making it a bad season overall for illness. "This is probably the worst non-flu respiratory season I’ve seen in a long time," said Damsker, who is head of the Bucks County Department of Health, based in Doylestown. "We’ve had more people sick this year than in any recent year I can remember. There’s so much going around." Among this season's culprits are norovirus, coronavirus and adenoviruses, Damsker said. Norovirus is a stomach bug which causes vomiting and diarrhea.  Coronaviruses typically …

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Health Code Inspections

Is Your Favorite Restaurant Clean?

The Bucks County Department of Health conducted inspections of several food establishments, some of which had violations, during the end of June through July.

The Bucks County Department of Health conducted inspections of several food-service establishments in the Northampton area at the end of June and through July. Some businesses had health code violations while others passed with no violations Click each facility's name to see its Patch directory listing and click the date of the inspection to read the health department's report.    

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