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Issue: 1140 Date: 6/28/2012
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ARFT (Asian Restaurant Task Force) Playing it Safe - Health Department Tips
Q:Why does the exterior door of my restaurant need to be self-closing and tight-fitting?
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Q: Because the weather has been so nice many restaurants, including mine have outside doors open. My inspector told me to close my exterior door. She stated it was a health violation. Why does the exterior door of my restaurant need to be self-closing and tight-fitting?
A: During nice whether food establishment often want to open the doors and get fresh air. Pests like flies, mosquitoes, and mice want to enter your establishment. An open door is a good way for them to enter easily. Self-closing and tight-fitting doors are a part of a good rodent and pest control program. A self-closing door helps ensure that the door closes after people enter or exit the establishment. A tight-fitting door should eliminate the space between the door frame and the door. This reduces the likelihood that pest can enter the establishment. Once pest enter an establishment it can be very difficult to get rid of them. It is much better to have measures in place to prevent pest entry. Keeping the doors closed and having tight-fitting doors are an important part of a good pest management program.
For more information on restaurant inspections, restaurant licensing, or food safety in general, please contact Saint Louis County Department of Health at 314-615-8900 or
food.doh@stlouisco.com
Q: How do I contact the Health Department and ARTF?
A: For more information on restaurant inspections, restaurant licensing, or food safety in general, please contact Saint Louis County Department of Health at 314-615-8900 or
food.doh@stlouisco.com .
For ARTF (Asian Restaurant Task Force), please contact St. Louis Chinese American News at 314-432-3858,
editor@SCANews.com or
http://www.scanews.com/artf/ |
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