A Springfield restaurant kept food more than a week past its discard date, according to an Oct. 19 Springfield-Greene County Health Department food inspection report.
Inspectors found chicken cooked on Oct. 3 and diced tomatoes prepared Oct. 8 at El Paraiso Kitchen, 610 E. College St., during an Oct. 19 inspection. According to the Missouri Food Code, ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food can be held at 41 degrees Fahrenheit for a maximum of one week before it must be discarded. The kitchen corrected the violation by discarding the out-of-date food…