The Program Food premises are inspected on a regular basis to make sure they are following food safety guidelines and regulations, to keep their food and their customers safe. Under the SFC program, all food premises are given a sign with food safety stars based on the results of their inspection. Food premises should post this sign to help customers make an informed decision about where they eat. Food premises may be required to post the sign if their municipality has a by-law in place. Understanding the Stars Safe Food Counts uses a five star system. When a food premises doesn’t follow the regulations it’s called an infraction. Infractions that pose a higher food safety risk are assigned a higher point value than lower risk infractions. Once an inspection is finished, all infractions are added together. The higher the score, the fewer food safety stars a food premises gets. Infractions range from very serious, like undercooked poultry, to minor, such as a dirty tablecloth on a table.
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