After years of local angst and against the opposition of the local restaurant industry, the board of the Allegheny County Health Department voted to approve a new grading system for assessing the food safety standards of local food establishments.

The board approved the measure by a 6-1 vote, with Tony Ferraro opposed.

The new system would place an A, B or C grade on the doors of restaurants by county inspectors. It would replace the current system, where the county places stickers of whether a restaurant is approved and provides more details on the county health department’s website.

The measure still will need approval by Allegheny County Council as well as County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, who has long supported the change.

The target date to implement the new program is Jan. 19.