The Galveston County Daily News

The Environmental Health Services Division of the Galveston County Health District is posting results of food-service establishment inspections on its Web site at gchd.org.

The Web site will allow users to enter the name of a food facility and its address to view the results of health inspections. Posted information includes the dates of inspections conducted in the previous two years and any major violations noted.

Major violations are those associated with specific risk factors that may contribute to food-borne illness. Risk factors include improper food holding temperatures, infestation of rodents or insects, improper food storage and handling, or lack of hot and cold running water.

“This tool allows consumers to quickly and conveniently check whether restaurants and other food facilities are meeting appropriate health and safety standards,” Kurt Koopmann, the district’s public information officer, said.

Sanitarians are responsible for inspecting more than 1,500 food facilities throughout the county. These include restaurants, grocery stores, delicatessens, convenience stores, snack bars, schools, health care facilities and certified farmers markets.