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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1986)
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University Dr. 846—5816 M^jor Credit ^ Cards Accepted Parkings in Rear In-Store Financing Page 12AThe BattalionAThursday, February 13, 1986 Inspectors work to keep restaurants safe (continued from page 1) no major “A lot of times when the person is made aware of the situation, then the situation gets taken care of,” Jef ferson says. “It’s like your mother prodding you to clean up your room.” Jefferson says that if the person does not respond to the verbal warn ing, he is sent a letter describing the violation and telling him he only has a few days to clean up the mess. If this does not work, the matter then is turned over to the city’s legal depart ment for further action such as a fine. clean and that there are cracks in the walls. “Then we look at their food hand ling practices, which is really the most important part,” Jefferson says. “People forget that. 1 hey will look at the building and it may be filthy to look at. It may be dark and they may not clean it very often, but they may have excellent food hand ling practices. On another side of health depart ment duties, a sanitarian must regu larly inspect food and drink busi nesses, Jefferson says. These inspections occur about every six months, depending on the reputa tion of cleanliness. Jefferson says the first thing in spectors do when they visit an estab lishment is to check to see if the- building is in sound condition, if it is “This is more favorable than if you have a building that looks great, but they’re treating the food like hell.” Some of the other items a health inspector looks at include food pro tection, hygiene, food equipment and utensils, water, sewage, plumb ing, toilet and handwashing facili ties, garbage disposal, insect, rodent and animal control, lighting and ventilation. All these items are listed on a grade sheet inspectors use when they pick through a restaurant. Points are deducted for various in fractions with some infractions cost ing more points than others. Jefferson says follow-up inspec tions within about 10 days of the ini tial inspection sometimes are nec essary when a restaurant or bar has some serious problems. “If it’s a very serious problem we may come back in 48 hours,” Jeffer son says. He says an establishment can be closed if: • The personnel has infectious diseases. • There is a lack of adequate re frigeration. • A sewage backup problem ex ists in the building. • There is a complete lack of san itization for the food equipment. “We usually don’t have to close a place down,” Jefferson says. He says fewer than 12 establish ments in the county have to be closed in a given year. Although some places, Jefferson says, may have several major violations or many small violations, thev can re main open if they cooperate withik health department. “When they show that theyc want to work with us to solve the I problems, then we would have to close them down,” Jefferson says. He says some establishments pet sistently practice bad habits wh present a health problem and anno: | health inspectors. “Too many restauranteursareap I pearance oriented,” Jefferson saw "As long as they present a smilin; I face to tlte public, they’re not tot concerned with what else happens "If they’ve got $5 to put backinij| their restaurant to modify if, they'd rather spend the money to put nr* I tables out front than to rebuildawalll in the back that they can’t clean." He says the Brazos County Health Department receives about 150coni plaints of food poisoning peryear.A I full investigation is launched if I enough of those complaints focusotr the same establishment, he says. Law requires family homes to register prior to opening (continued from page 1) When there are four infants, for example, there may be either two children from 18 months to four years and no school-aged children, or one from each of these two groups, or two school- aged children only. But there must never be more than six preschoolers in the home. Besides the six children allowed during the day, up to six siblings of those children can be watched after school hours. But no more than 12 children, including those of the caretaker, may be in the home at any given time. All of the possible combinations of numbers and ages are on the list in the book of minimum standards. The general safety and well-being of the chil dren is the major requirement, Eubanks says. In a registered family home, she says, there is no specified program of activities that each house hold must follow. As Larsen says, the family home is just that — a home. “I just treat them like my own kids,” she says. “They play together and they know when it’s time for their snack, their lunch, their nap. Tak ing in three kids gives me just enough time to spend with each of them, I think.” The other published standards of the depart ment for registered homes include regulations about health, nutrition, abuse (or suspected abuse from parents), toys and activities and dis cipline. For the person who wants to take in more than six children, or for the parent who wants their child to have more children in his everyday environment, there is the licensed group day care home. The group day care home provides care for from seven to 12 children under 14 years of age on a regular basis for less than 24 consecutive hours. The standards state that the ages of the chil dren must be aligned w ith the number of care givers. For example, with one person caring for the children, the number of the children is based on the number of infants. If there are three infants, from 0-17 months of age, only three other children may be cared for simultaneously. With four infants, no other children may be in care. The other established standards for group day care homes are much more extensive than those for registered homes. More detailed re quirements are listed for space, furnishings, ac tivities and transportation, as well as the basic standards regarding nutrition, sanitation and fire. The group day care home is licensed by lit government and is therefore inspected everysM months, unless a complaint is being investigate or a follow-up visit is necessary after a standar: was previously found to be violated. For a nioic structured em n omnent, parent! I can always turn to a licensed day care center. Licensed day care centers provide care foi more than 12 children under 14 years of age I I less than 24 hours a day. Some of the centers in | the Bryan-College Station area are listedasb- ing a capacity for as many as 278 children,al though this number must be based on the stall- per-cnild ratio and available space. Day care centers might handle the most chi ] dren, but their standards are the strictest; the most extensive. Eubanks says. For example, activities must be prodded I according to the children’s ages, interests an: abilities. A supervised rest period is required.; well as activities for small and large groups and] individuals. Day care centers also have a daily schedule | which dictates the core of activities thecemerol- fers. Daily menus meeting stringent nutritional standards must be worked out and posted. Licensed day care centers are inspected even six months by the department, Eubanks says. 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