Food Safety Excellence Award Winners Announced

The Clay County Public Health Center released the winners of the 2022 Food Safety Excellence Awards. This year’s winners represent the top 15% of establishments overseen by Clay County Public Health Center.

This award recognizes food establishments that continue to successfully follow the Clay County Food Code, exhibit outstanding food safety and sanitation practices, and achieve exceptional inspection results during the calendar year. To qualify for the award, they must meet multiple criteria such as having been open and operating for the full year with no repeated violations, no follow-up inspections needed, and no confirmed cases of foodborne illnesses.

Food Safety Excellence Awards were given to the following food service businesses in Kearney: Bulldog Nutrition, Burger King, Dairy Queen, E. Howard Porter VFW Post #5717, Fair Share Farm, Fox & Fire BBQ, Guardian Angels Care Center, Hand in Hand, Jimmy John’s, Kearney School District schools, Kearney Senior Center, Little Dawg Academy, Molcajete Mexican, Oak Point of Kearney, Paisley Perk, Pizza Hut, Price Chopper Bakery, Radiant Life Day Care, Sonic Drive-In, and Westbrook Care Center.

The following businesses were Gold Standard award winners that have won three or more years in a row: Fair Share Farm, Guardian Angels Care Center, Hand in Hand, Jimmy John’s, Kearney Early Education Center, Kearney Senior Center, Pizza Hut, and Southview Elementary School.

KPGZ News - Brian Watts contributed to this story