The Department of Agriculture today released data related to COVID-19 restaurant enforcement actions from January 18 – 24, 2021. The information is specific to COVID-19 mitigation requirements for restaurants, including social distancing, masking and occupancy limits.
These numbers include actions taken during routine food safety inspections and inspections prompted by consumer complaints.
From January 18 – 24, 2021, the department’s Bureau of Food Safety performed 600 inspections, 33 of which were complaint-driven. All 33 complaints were related to COVID-19 mitigation measures. The department received 236 food facility COVID-19 related complaints, five of which were referred to local and county health jurisdictions.
Inspectors closed three restaurants by order after each was confirmed to be violating the Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health for Mitigation and Enforcement and Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Mitigation, Enforcement and Immunity Protections issued November 27, 2020 and refused to make corrections while the inspector was present.
In Beaver County there were 14 inspections conducted. One of the Inspections was complaint driven and there were zero establishments shutdown for not following orders during the week.