Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Less Government? Or Bad Idea?

On one hand, less government is better government. On the other, the potential for abuse or connected firms slipping through the cracks is, needless to say, almost expected in Chicago:
  • Chicago retailers that sell pre-packaged foods and recently inspected restaurants with no history of foodborne illness would police themselves and send inspection reports to City Hall, under a “self-certification” plan advanced Tuesday to free inspectors to focus on “high-risk” establishments.

    Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan, approved by the City Council’s Committee on Budget and Government Operations, would apply to roughly 2,500 of the city’s 15,000 licensed food establishments.

    The group would include grocery stores, gas stations and other “low-risk” stores that primarily sell beverages and pre-packaged foods and engage in minimal handling or preparation of food.

    Self-certification would also be open to restaurants that have passed inspections in the prior year, have not been closed for food safety issues for 36 months and “not implicated as a source of food borne outbreak” in the past three years.

15,000 food establishments. Only 32 inspectors citywide.

We're going to go with the "less is better."

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19 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

So who's watching the damn churro wagons and elote carts?

This has RED FLAG written all over it.

Is it just me or does it seem like 9.5 is actually TRYING to create crisis' so he can plan on them not going to waste?

1/18/2012 12:29:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"less is better"???

Sounds like the "connected" are TREATED DIFFERENTLY.

1/18/2012 12:30:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

If we treated this like the police department we would sign another contract to buy more pod cams and stick them in all the stores to record what's going on.

Then we would wait until someone, or a group of someones, got sick or died which would allow the mayor to go back and pour over video tapes to bring people to justice!

The benefits are well know and proven. All those political photo-ops using this methodology. Oh man are you kidding?!! A win-win for the no-bid clouted friends of the politically connected too!

I propose wired networked freezer alarms too that can be used like speed cam traps to dish out city fines in the thousands of dollars should the temp rise above a pre-set level. And we need rat and rodent detectors/alarms with infrared cameras so we can charge by the head.

1/18/2012 12:50:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Gale Street Inn in Jefferson park has been considered one of the cleanest restaurants in the city!!!!!

1/18/2012 01:13:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Gale Street Inn in Jefferson park has been considered one of the cleanest restaurants in the city!!!!!

1/18/2012 01:13:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

So Chicago is going to the HONOR SYSTEM for food inspections?!

Time to eat in the suburbs.

1/18/2012 05:13:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

15000 divided by 32 = 468 divided by 150 days (cause you only work 75% of the actual day) =
3 places per day. Hummmmm.
Wouldn't want anyone to work too hard.

Oh wait, we need 7 supervisors so there are only 25 actual inspectors. 15000/25=600/150=4 places per day. Still not busting your ass.

1/18/2012 06:27:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Gale Street Inn in Jefferson park has been considered one of the cleanest restaurants in the city!!!!!

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My family has gotten sick there twice. Both times it was Ecoli. My mom had to be hospitalized. Juan and Jorge in the back doesn't wash their hands after pooping or cleaning the rest rooms.

1/18/2012 08:23:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"Gale Street Inn in Jefferson park has been considered one of the cleanest restaurants in the city!!!!!"

Too bad their ribs suck.

1/18/2012 08:51:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I think that based on this idea, there are now over 15,000 "high risk" food establishments.

Good job Emmanuel the Tyrant!

1/18/2012 09:30:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Can I get that inspector job?

1/18/2012 10:22:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Gale Street Inn in Jefferson park has been considered one of the cleanest restaurants in the city!!!!!

1/18/2012 01:13:00 AM

By you?

1/18/2012 10:40:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

oooooo! Im gonna tell Upton Sinclar on you Rahm!

1/18/2012 02:36:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Lets put the dope dealers and other assorted criminals on the "honor system". Only 5 victims a day. No more. Make them buy a Criminal License. Politicians already have a licnese to steal when they are elected.

1/18/2012 03:34:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

FOOD POLICE COMING

Think of the children...

Think of the money...

Rahm will have us writting ANOVs for dust on the Cheetos rack and selling grape pop in a cooler over 40 degrees.

1/18/2012 04:16:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

lock up tamale , elote and coffee carts in the 10 th district

1/18/2012 04:22:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Gale Street, Great Martini's

1/18/2012 06:19:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"My job is not to protect the city payroll"--R. Emmanuel

Evidently his job is not to protect the public either.

1/18/2012 10:40:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Well they are crazy because as we all know some of these places are the neighborhood corner stores that stay dirty and now he wants to them to "swear" that they are now clean? In the words of the owner "SAM" I swear to G-D this store is clean. Come on give me a break!!!! The places are filthy and will remain so. The city health inspectors are a joke they have the ability to do right but are to lazy and scared to do their job. Gimme a break Rahm!!!!!

1/18/2012 10:46:00 PM  

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