L.A. County wants food trucks to carry health letter grades

Get ready, food truck owners: Those letter grades certifying cleanliness at restaurants may be coming to you.

Los Angeles County public health officials are asking the Board of Supervisors to expand to food trucks the county’s popular letter grading system that evaluates safe food handling practices. The vote, originally scheduled for Tuesday, has been pushed back a week. Read more at L.A. Now.

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Comments

[Michelle]

The food trucks are regulated by the Health Department - they are not able to operate without a food permit just like any brick and mortar restaurant. This story is deceiving - they're subjected to inspection and are inspected just like any other restaurant. The Health Department knocks on truck doors while they vend all the time.