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A database for retail food establishment inspection reports is available. Reggie the code book and Cody the cat health inspector

Food inspection reports are available approximately two weeks after inspection. These reports are for retail food establishments including (but not limited to) restaurants, fast food operations, delis, grocery stores, cafeterias and other types of “eateries” inspected by health inspectors. Inspection reports are available for food establishments in Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax and the City of Falls Church. Learn more.

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Fast Facts about Health Department Food Establishment Inspections

Food establishment inspections are conducted by Fairfax County's Health Department, Division of Environmental Health, Consumer Protection Program.
The Fairfax County Health Department inspects approximately 3,800 regulated food service establishments in Fairfax County and the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church. All three jurisdictions have ordinances governing the operation of food establishments based on the Commonwealth of Virginia Food Regulations and the FDA 2017 Food Code.
The inspection report information posted here describes conditions found in food service establishments at the time of the inspection. A single inspection should not be used to evaluate a food service establishment. Looking at the series of inspection results over time gives a more accurate picture of the food service establishment's commitment to food safety.
Any time a food service establishment is found to pose an imminent hazard to the public health, the food establishment is required to stop operations and close until such time as the health hazard is removed. An imminent health hazard may exist because of an emergency such as a fire, flood, extended interruption of electrical or water service, sewage backup, misuse of poisonous or toxic materials, the onset of an apparent foodborne illness outbreak, a gross unsanitary occurrence/condition or other circumstances that may endanger public health.

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General Complaints

Complaints may be reported to the Health Department through the County’s Planning and Land Use System (PLUS). Watch a quick video tutorial to learn more.

Visit PLUS
Click on the “Enforcement” tab
Click on “Submit a Complaint” to begin the process

Foodborne Illness Complaints

To report a suspected foodborne illness complaint, you must be logged into the PLUS system. Watch a quick video tutorial to learn more.

Go to Environmental Health Tab → Select Create an Application
Find Foodborne Illness Complaint→ Expand the list → Select FBI Complaint
Complete required fields → Review and Submit
PLUS will generate a complaint record number in the format HFBI-YEAR-00000. Use this number to track the complaint.

Alternatively, you can also submit a complaint through MyMealDetective.com. Virginia Department of Health (VDH) will review the complaint and assign it to us for further investigation. The time for the complaint to reach us may vary.

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