United States · food-safety · inspections
Food-establishment inspection results published by county and city health departments. A shared publishing standard (LIVES) existed and was retired in 2021, leaving thousands of jurisdictions publishing in their own formats.
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| Publisher | County and city health departments |
|---|---|
| Publication mandate | not established |
| Licence | unverified — treat as all-rights-reserved not verified |
| Access method | mixed |
| Fragmentation | thousands of jurisdictions |
| Update frequency | continuous |
| Free structured version | partial Several large cities publish open data; no maintained national aggregation since the LIVES standard was retired. |
| Who else serves this | none identified (listed as caution, not endorsement — an existing free or commercial service is often the most useful thing on this page) |
| mandated publication | pass |
|---|---|
| terms permissive or silent | unknown |
| no login paywall captcha personal data | pass |
| no specialist legal advice needed | pass |
| verdict | needs_review |
Last checked 2026-08-25.
A standard existed and died. That is a market that wanted structure and lost it.