Chicago Tribune - Food Safety: Chicago sets a standard, then doesn't meet it.

Dec 12, 2016

Tough to deliver when so badly understaffed.

"The explanation is simple: not enough inspectors. The city has 38 full-time inspectors to handle a workload that the IG says would take 94."

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Burgerville, Northwest 9th Street, Corvallis, OR, USA

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