New Haven Register (New Haven, CT)
Shelton eateries score top health inspection marks
SHELTON — With warmer weather approaching and dining restrictions easing, residents can take comfort in the fact that city eateries have maintained top grades from local health inspectors.
The Naugatuck Valley Health District, using an A, B, C and D rating system, graded more than 120 of the inspected food establishments with an A. No eatery finished with a grade below B in inspections done through early April.
To earn an A rating, a food service establishment must have an inspection score of 93 to 100 with no critical four-point violations and not more than one risk-factor violation.
The rating also means that a qualified food operator, designated alternate or other knowledgeable and trained staff was on site at the time of inspection. Records of training are available, accurate and up to date. Safe food handling practices and procedures have to be observed at the time of inspection and the facility needs to be found in compliance with the Public Health Code.
The B rating means a food service establishment has an inspection score of 86-92 with no critical fourpoint violations and no more than two risk-factor violations. The establishment needs to be free of major structural defects and exhibits safe food handling practices and procedures at the time of inspection. For this grade, the facility was found to be substantially in compliance with the Public Health Code. These eateries earned a B: Taste of Joy, inspected in October 2020; Shop Rite Shelton, 875 Bridgeport Ave., inspected April 29, 2021; Hook-Line & Sinker, 458 River Road, inspected December 2020; and Dunkin’ Donuts, 198 Leavenworth Road, inspected Jan. 11, 2021, according to the health department.