Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Fort Worth unveils new health inspection search tool today

View restaurant scores, daycare and pool inspections online

By Pegasus News wire

FORT WORTH — Visitors to the City of Fort Worth Web site can now use a convenient and user-friendly tool to search for restaurant scores, daycare and pool inspection reports. This new tool will be officially unveiled to City Council at its regularly scheduled pre-council meeting at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Pre-Council Chamber.

The new Online Health Inspection Reports tool provides users an easy way to view complete inspections and related details. Users can now search eating establishments (such as restaurants, convenience stores, delis, cafes, bakeries, grocery stores and bars), daycare centers and pools by name, ZIP code and keyword. Eating establishments can also be searched by scores (called demerits).

The tool enables users to view a two-year history of health inspection reports and search through inspections by a particular date range or radius from a certain location. Another feature that residents will find very useful enables them to map their destination.

Residents can also utilize the frequently asked questions section to get answers regarding the health inspection process, file a complaint online and link directly to similar sites for other surrounding communities.

“We are excited about the launch of this new tool and believe our residents as well as visitors will find it very useful,” said Public Health Assistant Director Scott Hanlan. “Both the Public Health and IT Solutions departments worked very hard in developing this tool and are proud that it is now available on our city’s Web site for everyone’s use. This new resource will allow for more informed consumer decisions.”

Users can view the new tool and provide their feedback by visiting FortWorthGov.org.

Source: City of Fort Worth

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