Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to a nursing home after finding German cockroaches in various life stages throughout the facility.
Additionally, 14 eateries received citations for health food violations including slime accumulation in the ice machine, a blocked sink and fresh noodles improperly cooling.
What do these inspections mean?
While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Retail Food Inspection Guide.
A red placard, however, signals “imminent danger to public health and safety” and suspends an establishment’s health permit until violations are corrected. This could include, but is not limited to, major vermin contamination…