53 dead roaches, poor hand hygiene: South Florida restaurants temporarily closed

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Out of four South Florida restaurants temporarily shut by the state last week, three had issues with hand washing. Or a lack thereof.

Employees were observed touching raw meat, dirty dishes or wiping their face without properly sanitizing. Other violations included live and dead roaches, flies buzzing around a kitchen and a “microwave soiled with food debris.”

Our news partners at The South Florida Sun Sentinel typically highlight restaurant inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation in Broward and Palm Beach counties. They cull through inspections that happen weekly and spotlight places ordered shut for violations such as improper food temperatures or dead cockroaches…

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