The city of Detroit has officially launched its “Dining with Confidence” ordinance. The measure uses a color-coded system to tell diners how a restaurant has performed when it comes to Michigan’s food safety code.

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Each color represents the following:

• Green means a restaurant has no serious food safety violations and its food service license is up to date.
• A white card means the establishment has violations it needs to correct. That card will also contain information a prospective diner can use to look up inspection results on the Detroit Health Department’s Open Data Portal.
• A red card means the restaurant has been closed because it doesn’t have a valid food service license, is in the final step of a violation enforcement, or poses a serious safety risk.

Restaurants will eventually receive the cards from the city health department.

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