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Restaurant inspections in Michigan
Who inspects, where the record lives, what the public actually sees, and whether it has to be posted on the door. Every line below links to the government source it came from.
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Who inspects
Split: MDARD (Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development) licenses and inspects grocery/convenience stores, food processors and warehouses; restaurants are inspected by Michigan's 45 local health agencies Agency page
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What the public sees
A narrative violation list against the Michigan Modified Food Code; there is no statewide grade or score. Source
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Posting the result
Posting rule not confirmed.
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Food code in force
2009 FDA Food Code. The FDA Food Code is a model, not a federal mandate — each state decides which edition to adopt and how far to amend it.
| Where to search | Coverage |
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| MDARD MiSafe portal (non-restaurant retail food) | Statewide |
| Wayne County restaurant inspections | County |
| Kent County Food Safety Services | County |
No official bulk or API dataset found. Results are available one establishment at a time, or by public records request.
If you run the restaurant
The record is public either way. The useful move is to read it before a customer does.
Pull your own record
Search yourself in the lookup above and read every line of the last three reports. Repeat violations are what escalate.
Work the ten risk factors
Most citations trace back to the same ten practices the FDA measures nationally. Run the ten-minute self-check.
Fix, document, re-inspect
Dated photos and a written correction log are what a re-inspection rewards. What to do after a bad inspection.
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