Scan the QR code with your phone before you eat to learn how the business scored on its last three health inspections.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. — When you eat at local restaurants and food establishments this year, you may want to look for a Jefferson County Health Department sticker with a QR code you can scan with your smartphone to learn how the business scored on its last three health inspections.

The Health Department is in the process of putting up the QR codes in establishments throughout Jefferson County.

“They’re being put up by each of the inspectors,” said Dan Kane, environmental supervisor for the Health Department. “We have nine inspectors, and they’re going up as they inspect.”

He said the department averages 50 to 65 inspections a week, and there are more than 950 permitted food establishments in the county.

Kane said the department’s goal for the new system is to increase compliance among the food establishments and decrease the risk of foodborne illnesses among the public, as well as to educate the public.

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