Kearney Businesses Win Food Safety Excellence Awards

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On June 16th, the Clay County Public Health Center announced the recipients of the Food Safety Excellence awards for outstanding efforts in 2019. The recipients included several Kearney businesses.

Award recipients included several Kearney businesses

Award recipients included several Kearney businesses

“We are grateful for the hard work these establishments put in last year to not only meet but exceed the health department’s high standards of safety,” said Robert Gilliland, section chief of Environmental Health Protection.

This award recognizes establishments that continue to successfully follow the Clay County Food Code, exhibit outstanding food safety and sanitation practices and achieve exceptional inspection results during the calendar year.

This year’s winners represent the top nine percent of establishments overseen by Clay County Public Health Center. In order to qualify for the award, they must meet multiple criteria such as having been open and operating for the full year with no repeated violations, no follow-up inspections needed and no confirmed cases of foodborne illnesses.

Kearney winners were:

  • Arby's

  • Burger King

  • Dairy Queen Grill & Chill

  • Pizza Hut

  • Kearney Senior Center

  • Ziggy’s General Store

In 2019, the Environmental Health Protection section of Clay County Public Health Center conducted 1,390 routine food establishment inspections, 233 temporary food event inspections and investigated 125 food-related complaints.

KPGZ News - Jim Dickerson contributed to this report