State, city and county inspectors have cited Iowa restaurants and stores for hundreds of food-safety violations during the past month, including offenses related to cockroach infestations, rodents, expired food and operating without a license.
In one instance, a restaurant was fined for serving food without first obtaining a license and approval from the state. In another, a restaurant’s kitchen was temporarily closed down after an inspector realized the business had no way to sanitize dishes and food preparation utensils.
The findings are reported by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing, which handles food-establishment inspections at the state level. Listed below are some of the more serious findings that stem from inspections at Iowa restaurants, stores, care facilities and other businesses between May 14 and June 17. (In March, DIAL began withholding from public disclosure, for eight days past the date of inspection, all food-safety inspection reports.)…