Fredericksburg, Va.-Rappahannock area health district officials inspected several restaurants in the area from October 20th to October 25th. More than 20 restaurants in Stafford, Fredericksburg and surrounding areas have recorded violations.

As coronavirus restrictions continue to fluctuate statewide, health inspectors are returning to inspect restaurants in person. However, certain visits, such as visits for training purposes, can be conducted in a virtual way.

Restaurant violations usually focus on factors that may cause food contamination. The local health department can also conduct a re-inspection to ensure that possible violations have been corrected.

For each observed violation, the inspector will provide specific corrective actions that can be completed to correct the violation. Sometimes these are simple, and violations can be corrected during the inspection process. According to the inspection results, the health department can take a variety of measures. They can issue permits for restaurants to continue serving food, they can arrange follow-up inspections to determine whether violations have been corrected, or they can temporarily close an establishment until certain issues are resolved.

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The following are the latest violations listed by the Rappahannock District Health Department:

The following are the locations that were visited by the health department but did not record any violations: