Local Public Health Agencies Putting Food Safety Data Online
Editor's Note: Although this article focuses on Ohio (particularly the Columbus area), the phenomenon of municipal, county, and state health authorities making food safety data available to the public is a growing trend. In addition, many public health agencies are using social media to solicit food poisoning information from and disseminate food safety information to the public. For example, see this recent article on the Chicago Health Authority's use of Twitter to find out about restaurants that may have food safety problems.