The Kansas Department of Agriculture is changing how the public can access food inspection results. The Food Safety and Lodging program shut down its open inspection results platform on July 1, meaning the information is no longer available as a public-facing webpage.
KSNT 27 News reports that viewers who want to see inspection information now need to complete an Open Records Request Form to obtain the results. Heather Lansdowne with KDA said there has been a shift in access as the inspection data platform is updated.
For Kansas residents, the practical impact is straightforward: anyone looking up inspection history will need to use the open records process rather than relying on the prior online display. The change is tied to KDA’s inspection data platform update for the Food Safety and Lodging program.