The Benton Franklin Health District gave 12 failing grades in food safety inspections of restaurants and other establishments selling food in the Tri-Cities area Aug. 10-16.
The health district’s food safety team gave passing grades on 36 inspections, with 13 of those awarded perfect scores.
In the district’s routine inspections, businesses or organizations that receive at least 35 points for the more serious red violations are required to have additional inspections and must meet a tougher standard on those…