The state Department of Agriculture conducts annual inspections of food-serving businesses to ensure public safety and safe food-handling practices. Schools are inspected twice per year, according to the Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratories.     

Whether an establishment is considered compliant or non-compliant is the discretion of the inspector. 

There are, however, several violations for which inspectors should automatically consider establishments non-compliant. Called "critical violations," they include food temperature issues, employee hygiene and issues with chemicals and how they're handled.   

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Depending on the severity of the situation, inspectors and their supervisors could file citations or close an establishment.   

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— Reach Anthony Maenza at amaenza@yorkdispatch.com or @atmaenza on Twitter. 

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