11% of Burnaby food businesses got 'high' risk ratings in 2019 inspections

More than 11% of Burnaby food businesses received a “high” hazard rating during food safety inspections in 2019, including 31 with multiple inspections that found high hazard ratings.

The Burnaby Now reviewed Fraser Health records for 1,363 businesses in Burnaby, finding 153 businesses had received high hazard ratings in at least one inspection – including more than 30 businesses whose violation scores doubled the threshold for a high hazard rating.

The hazard ratings include low (with a violation score of 0-15), moderate (16-29) and high (30+), and 33 businesses in Burnaby had violation scores of 60 or more in at least one inspection.

Six of those businesses had scores of 90 or more, tripling the threshold for a high hazard rating.

Read the full story in the Burnaby Now.