Fort Worth health inspectors recently turned up a grab bag of food safety problems during routine checks, logging live roaches, moldy produce and plumbing failures that forced several businesses to shut down temporarily. The inspection round reached corner markets, taquerias and a brewery, with officials citing both pest activity and risky food temperature issues. Some operations were told to halt service until critical problems, especially a lack of hot water, were fixed.
According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, inspectors spotted a live roach in the kitchen at Carniceria La Superior and found moldy carrots in a refrigerator at La Sylvania Food Store. The Star-Telegram’s review of city inspection reports also details dozens of other violations, including uncovered raw meat, food held at unsafe temperatures and dead roaches near sinks.
The City of Fort Worth records violations as demerits and requires immediate correction when totals top 30. Per the City of Fort Worth page, the establishment shall initiate immediate corrective action on all identified critical violations and shall initiate corrective action on all other violations within 48 hours. That policy is what triggers temporary closures along with follow-up visits from inspectors.
Which outlets were ordered to close
City records compiled by local reporting show Wayne’s Grocery Corporation, Los Juanitos, A-1 Food Mart, and Wild Acre Brewing were ordered to close until hot water and other critical issues were corrected, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Inspectors typically require a reinspection and proof that hazards have been fixed before operations can resume.
Other violations inspectors logged
Reports from the same batch of inspections also note uncovered guacamole in coolers, employees without accredited food handler training, organic matter inside ice machines and sewage backing up under sinks, all problems that can spread contamination if they are not addressed. Local station KLIF walked through a longer list of scores and follow-ups from the round of inspections, showing that violations turn up in everything from small food marts to larger eateries.
How reopenings work
When the city orders a temporary closure, owners have to correct the cited problems and pass a follow-up inspection before their permit to operate is restored, according to the City of Fort Worth. The Fort Worth inspection portal publishes those follow-up results so customers can see whether a business has cleared its violations…