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Department of Business Administration, Ohio State University, Ohio, USA
Research Article
A Study on Food Code Violations in a Food Desert
Author(s): Philip Appiah Kubi* and Hamza Haji
The right to adequate food is recognized by the International convention on economic, social and cultural rights.
However, access to adequate and healthy food still remains a challenge. In the United States, over 23 million people
live in areas designated as food deserts, which have limited access to healthy food. Consequently, restaurants in food
deserts struggle to provide affordable and healthy food options. One other challenge faced by restaurants is the
adherence to food regulations. Restaurants that violate health regulations may be cited for a critical or noncritical
violation. Persistent citations for critical violations could lead to a temporal or permanent shutdown which adds to
the scarcity of food in food deserts. This paper studies the food code violations in Montgomery county, a food desert
in Ohio. The objective is to determine whether the time sani.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2167-0269.23.12.535