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Restaurant inspections in New Jersey
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
Delegated to local health authorities; NJDOH's Retail Food Project maintains N.J.A.C. 8:24 and directs restaurants to their Local Health Department, covering only Turnpike/Parkway rest stops and facilities on state property itself Agency page
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What the public sees
A placard rating in three tiers: Satisfactory, Conditionally Satisfactory, or Unsatisfactory, backed by a narrative inspection report cross-referenced to Chapter 24 sections. Some municipalities color-code the placards (white/yellow/red). Source
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Posting the result
Required to be posted. N.J.A.C. 8:24-8.12 requires the operator of every retail food establishment to post the evaluation placard of the most recent evaluation in a conspicuous place near the public entrance; N.J.A.C. 8:24-8.13 requires the most recent inspection report be kept on premises for public review for at least two years. Rule
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Food code in force
2001 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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| Camden County online inspection reports | County |
| Gloucester County inspection report portals | 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
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Fix, document, re-inspect
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