Quote:Without a sign I as a consumer have a reasonable expectation my food is being handled safely. If it's later discovered after the fact that my food was not handled safely and there was no warning that my food was not handled safely I'd be within justification to file a civil suit against the establishment for negligence? I'm not a lawyer but my God people have sued for a lot less, it's not because the sign is or isn't there. There's a liability establishments have separate from any regulation.

 

Bottom line disgusting restaurants that are not clean go out of business, sign or no sign. The regulation changes nothing, it's unnecessary.

 

I think this kind of approach will clog the courts with civil suits of all kinds.  And no one would find out about the lack of hand washing until a lot of people got sick, and even then they'd wouldn't necessarily know what caused it. 

 

I think I'd rather just require them to wash their hands.  It's a lot simpler that way.   For everyone. 

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