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 mold, dirty kitchens, long expired food and insect infestations.
In one instance, a Tama restaurant that was inspected in response to a complaint was found to be operating without a license. It had last been inspected in October 2022. In another instance, a Council Bluffs restaurant agreed to temporarily close in the wake of its inspection, but was open and doing business the next day when the inspector returned.
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 June 18 and July 15. (Earlier this year, DIAL began withholding from public disclosure, for eight days past the date of inspection, all food-safety inspection reports.)…