"…epidemiologists from Minnesota pinpointed the causes of food scares while officials in other states were barely aware that their residents were getting sick. From 1990 to 2006, Minnesota health officials uncovered 548 food-related illness outbreaks, while those in Kentucky found 18, according to an analysis of health records."
— NY Times on Minnesota’s dedication to food safety. This is true, the Hennepin Co. Health Dept. is quite strict when they come to check restaurants, and I’ve heard rumors that Bloomington’s health code is the strictest in the nation.
