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Thousands of retail food establishments (facilities) in South Carolina are permitted and inspected by the Division of Food Protection in order to protect the public from foodborne diseases and illnesses. The retail food establishments include a wide variety of food industries such as restaurants, delicatessens, school cafeterias, grocery stores, retail meat markets, bakeries and seafood markets. State regulations governing retail food establishments require that each permitted establishment be inspected at least once per year. The statewide average routine inspection rate is between two and three per year. Grades (A, B, or C) are posted on the SC DHEC's Food Safety Inspection sticker at each permitted establishment after each unannounced routine inspection. Grades reflect the sanitation level of a establishment at the time of inspection: Grade A indicating very good to acceptable levels of sanitation, Grade B acceptable to marginal levels of sanitation, and Grade C poor to marginal levels of sanitation. This data provides the names, address, grade, and spatial location of retail food establishments with permits from SC DHEC. |