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Restaurants Get Sanitary Grades in New York](https://www.medindia.net/afp/images/Lifestyle-US-economy-restaurant-food-140491.jpg)
"Whether it's a neighborhood deli or a pricey dinner house, any food establishment can prepare food safely," said city health commissioner Thomas Farley, who awarded the first "A" to the tiny Sparks Deli in Queens. "Sparks has set an example."
The restaurants will be required to display their health grades publicly and a city website will also users to determine an individual restaurant grade.
"Most restaurants maintain good conditions, but lapses in food safety cause a lot of preventable illness in New York City," said Farley.
"Food-borne illness prompts thousands of hospital visits each year, and it costs many New Yorkers valuable days of work or school," he said.
"By putting information about inspection results on public display, we give diners the information they want while also encouraging restaurants to improve their food preparation practices."
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Restaurants with code violations will get a chance to improve their scores on a re-inspection. Restaurants may contest violations, during which time they can post a "Grading Pending" sign.
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