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by caseysoftware 4018 days ago
This is licensing based on paying fees and completing classes, not - as in health codes for restaurants - based on the cleanliness or safety of the work place.
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Most states require food prep employees to carry some form of food safety certification.

Any additional checks are above and beyond this and other basic requirements.

Of course, there's a good reason that both exist in food prep. Downgrading a restaurant only after the typhoid outbreak isn't really serving the best interest of the public. And continuous monitoring/enforcement is too expensive.