What type of complaints does the City of Milwaukee Health Department investigate at food establishments?
• Litter and garbage complaints are usually related to litter or garbage nuisances in and around the garbage and refuse storage area, as well as the ground near the perimeter of the facility. • Food facility and hygiene complaints relate to facility cleanliness and food handling practices such as employees not washing their hands after handling raw meat, dirty utensils, equipment, or visits to the bathroom; insect and/or rodent activity on the premises. • Food illness and outbreak complaints are usually complaints of individual illness or reports of several illnesses associated with eating at a group function such as a wedding or graduation party.
