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NYC Considers Google Glass For Restaurant Inspections

Posted by samzenpus on from the a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-curds dept.

New submitter TchrBabe writes: "NYC is now considering equipping its Health Department inspectors with Google Glass to provide a record of restaurant inspections. 'A yearlong pilot program would require 10 percent of the 160 health inspectors to wear video devices — including, possibly, the much-maligned Google goggles — under legislation to be proposed Thursday. "I think it would limit the abuses on both sides of the table, and it would allow for a more objective view by the judge on the violations that have been cited," said bill sponsor Vincent Ignizio.'"

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  1. Added benefit by Chrisq · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Wear google glass and get excellent service ....

    1. Re:Added benefit by KingOfBLASH · · Score: 5, Interesting

      My favorite story about the differences in hygiene standards in Europe compared to America.

      Health inspectors walk into a famous French restaurant in NYC. 3 Michelin stars, celebrity chef. Cat crosses path.

      Inspectors: Sir, do you realize there's a cat in your restaurant? This is not allowed
      Owner: Of course there's a cat in the restaurant, if I can't have him here how would you suggest I handle the rats?

      Inspectors close restaurant. Exeunt

      The funny thing is, living in Europe, and then living in Asia I can tell you most of the world does not have the same very very high standards of the US. And, surprisingly, people do not die from eating raw milk products, or from eating cheeses and meats that have been allowed to sit out in the heat all day, or from any of the many other sins an American health inspector will make you repent for.

    2. Re:Added benefit by operagost · · Score: 4, Interesting

      "Consumption" was an old name for tuberculosis. TB is normally transferred through the air, not food contamination.

      Raw milk is not generally available to poor urban people today, because farms are no longer near cities. It's mostly consumed in rural or suburban areas, near the source farms. There is no need to ban raw milk with the incredibly small risks associated, compared to the carcinogens in city water, for example. So banning raw milk is essentially an attack on poor and middle class rural people, which is fashionable today.

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