Sacramento County health inspectors closed eight eateries including a local market, movie theater and supermarket due to a lack of hot water, cockroaches and rodent droppings.
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 the health permit until violations are corrected.
This could include, but is not limited to, major vermin contamination…