Inspection
October 2008

FLORIDA: Dirty dining: Lies, lies and more lies!
31.oct.08
News 12
Tara Cardoso
http://www.cbs12.com/news/lies_4710461___article.html/local_dining.html
We've been lashed at, lied to and locked out of local restaurants. But the Dirty Dining team is still bringing you the dirty truth about restaurant kitchens.
We're uncovering secrets restaurant managers just don't want you to know. This time our crew got locked out of a local restaurant. While we stood outside with the doors locked on us, customers couldn't get in either.
So, let's back up and show you how this all started. El Chapin on Congress Avenue in Palm Springs was shut down on October 15th for two days by the health inspector. The problem was a roach infestation. The manager should have the answers about all this, shouldn't he? When we went there we were told to wait, at first, and told the manager of this restaurant is a man named Marcos. But when the manager appeared, we ran into some confusion. The manager told us (in reference to Marcos), "It's another guy... another guy." He also told us the paperwork we had on the roach infestation was referring to a different restaurant. The guy standing before us told us his name was not Marcos Lopez, as it said on the paperwork. He claimed to be, in fact, a man named Odgin Lopez. He pulled out a card that says his name is Odgin Lopez and walks away telling us, "You have the wrong number, I no give more information... ciao... ciao."
However, before he locked us out, our cameras caught a few creepy crawlers inside. We saw a roach dying on the floor under the bar and another one who thought it could run, but couldn't hide. So, Odgin Lopez, whoever he is, says we should look at the other "El Chapin" in Lake Worth. The I-Team checked records and the other El Chapin on Lake Avenue in Lake Worth isn't even open yet.
Well, this restaurant manager didn't just lock us out. He also locked out customer after customer. All the while, this manager, still insisting we've got it wrong. That's funny, because the inspection report says 3501 South Congress and this restaurant's address is in fact 3501 South Congress. According to the state report, the health inspector found close to 30 live roaches in the kitchen and dishwashing area.
So, while we waited outside, we did some research. The tags for the two cars outside both come back to an "Odgin M. Lopez" So, what's the "M" stand for? And check this out. We checked Mr. Odgin Lopez's signature from his home mortgage paperwork and compared it to the signature of the Marcos Lopez that signed off on the roach infestation inspection, an O.M. Lopez. The two look almost identical. What do you think?
This is frustrating for us and probably frustrating for you, because if we didn't tell you the truth about what is happened here, you might never know. Just like the sign outside the front says, by law, you can ask to see the latest health inspection report when you visit this restaurant. However, we found a loophole in that law where the latest report won't show the roaches. That's because in order to open back up again, this restaurant had to be inspected again and that inspection had to be clean. So, you would never see the roach report, even if you asked.
There's a new feature on the state's restaurant inspection website. You can now see all the restaurants that have been closed in the past month, week by week.

CANADA: E. coli cases not linked
31.oct.08
The Hamilton Spectator
Joanna Frketich
http://www.thespec.com/News/article/459259
Four new people possibly infected in a growing E. coli outbreak in Halton and Niagara did not eat at any of the restaurants currently shut down while public health investigates.
That means there could be another restaurant or food distributor involved.
So far, there are nine confirmed cases of E. coli O157 in Niagara with 27 more under investigation.
Of those 36 cases, 20 are linked to the Little Red Rooster in Niagara-on-the-Lake and 12 are linked to M.T. Bellies in Welland.
The same type of E. coli has been confirmed in two people who ate at Johnathan’s Deli and Restaurant at 4121 Fairview St. in Burlington. At least three more cases are being investigated.
Today, 30 more restaurant patrons called Halton’s health department with at least 11 of them reporting symptoms.
Both public health departments are working together to try to find what made people sick.

ILLINOIS: Restaurant report cards
31.oct.08
The News-Sun
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/newssun/news/1253224,5_1_WA31_RESTINSPECT_S1.article
Department restaurant inspections for the week of Oct. 13 to Oct. 17. The total number of inspections for the week was 73.
The following facilities failed inspections for violations deemed critical by the Health Department. *denotes repeat violation.
Rookies 2 , 26440 W. Wooster Lake Drive, Ingleside. Routine inspection Oct. 17. Red sauce with meatballs at 120 degrees in the steamtable.* Employee beverages observed throughout kitchen on food preparation areas.* Flies present in kitchen.* No certified manager on duty at time of inspection.
Blue Marines Family Restaurant , 1111 Fairfield Road, Round Lake Beach. Routine inspection Oct. 16. Chicken, turkey, and beef and gravy at 56 degrees in three-door reach-in cooler. Raw shell eggs stored above red sauce in reach-in cooler. No sanitizing solution was detected in the dishwashing machine. Mouse droppings were observed on the floor along the wall in the lower level. Outdoor bug repellant being stored on table next to coffee machine. No certified manager on duty at time of inspection.
Re-inspection Oct. 20. All critical violations were corrected at the time of inspection.
Villas Grocery #1 , 922 Washington St., Waukegan. Re-inspection 10/15/2008.
Carnitas at 97 degrees and chicken in sauce at 120 degrees in steamtable.* Hot water turned off at handsink in kitchen. Front and rear door open at time of inspection. Flies observed in kitchen and meat department.* No certified manager on duty at time of inspection.
For more information on the Health Department's inspection process, visit:
www.co.lake.il.us/health/ehs/food.asp.

INDIANA: NEWS 25 Alert: Investigating the delay of restaurant inspection results
31.oct.08
News 25
http://www.news25.us/dsp_story.cfm?storyid=9489&RequestTimeout=500
VANDERBURGH COUNTY -- Everyone loves to got out to eat, but what if the restaurant where you eat gets a bad grade from the health department?
Every two weeks, the Evansville Courier and Press publishes health inspections. But you may be surprised to learn that those results you read are from reviews done nearly two weeks ago.
Two months ago the Vanderburgh County Health Department found some big problems at China Garden: employees not washing hands, uncovered food and flies in the kitchen. In total, nine critical health violation. The Health Department tells us China Garden corrected these problems during the inspection, but have things changed?
"If we are not okay, we would not be open--if we have worst violations, they should close our store," said owner Fei Pan.
Restaurants have ten days to correct any violations, then the inspections are published in the paper. Why is that?
We took that question to Vanderburgh County Health inspectors.
"In Indiana the legislator did pass a law that requires the record be closed until that ten day grace period," says David Gries of the Vanderburgh County Health Department.
We discovered that the law dates back to 1989. Is it time for change? We took that question to lawmakers.
State Representative Dennis Avery tells us the public has a right to know what happens when inspectors finish the job, not ten days later.
"It's something that's never come to my attention--and it's something that we need to look at,"said Avery. "I'm going to call Indianapolis and request our council look into the situation."
If you want to contact the health department about something you think is questionable in your favorite restaurant's kitchen, call this number: 812.435.5695 and ask for David Gries.

CALIFORNIA: Food inspections Oct. 20-24
31.oct.08
Visalia Times-Delta
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20081031/BUSINESS/810310331
Every Friday, the Visalia Times-Delta and Tulare Advance-Register publish, in print and online, reports of inspections at locations where food is prepared or sold. The inspections are performed by the Tulare County Department of Environmental Health Services. The score is based on a point system that rates 97-100 as excellent, 88-96 as good, 76-87 as poor. Below 76 is failing and usually requires, as noted, immediate correction of deficiencies or, in some cases, closure. Some violations are considered major, others minor. Comments listed are for major violations.
Online
The Times-Delta and Advance-Register Web sites contain a searchable database, updated weekly, with all reports back to October 2006. Go to www.VisaliaTimesDelta.com, click "News," then "Databases," then "Tulare County Restaurant Inspections."
How to make a complaint
Complaint forms are available at the Environmental Health Services office, second floor, Tulare County Government Plaza, 5957 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia. Call 733-6441.
Name Address Date Score
Ivanhoe
Motas Mini Mart 32435 Road 160 10/21/2008 N/A
All violations noted on previous inspection report have been corrected. Hot water measured 110 at handwash sink.
Triangle Drive-In 32841 Road 160 10/21/2008 95
Observed unacceptable cold temperatures, 45 degrees, at reach-in unit next to grill. Repair/replace or turn temperature knob lower to at or below 41 degrees. Observed hot water throughout facility's sinks to be measuring 115 degrees. For the three-compartment sink, hot water shall be at or above 120 degrees and the handwashing sink at minimum of 110 degrees. Elevate water temperature at hot-water heater.
Lindsay
Lindsay Food Mart 235 N. Fremont 10/23/2008 79
Observed associate handling cash and food without replacing gloves. Gloves need to be removed after handling cash. Refrigerator in kitchen does not have internal thermometer and is out of temperature. Refrigerator either needs to be replaced or fixed. Observed no sanitizing bucket and no test strips. Need sanitizing bucket with chlorine reading at 100 ppm available at preparation area. Also, need to provide test strips. Observed flies in entire facility. Recommend putting fly fan at entrance.
Porterville
Quizno's Subs 1280 W. Henderson 10/23/2008 91
Observed no food safety certificate. Must provide certificate by end of November. Observed cheese out of temperature. Left inside reach-in next to kitchen. Needs to be monitored. If it is still out of temperature, reach-in must be fixed or replaced. No adequate hot water provided at restroom. Hot water must be at 100 degrees. Need to inspect hot water heater and fix as needed.
Tulare
C&E Market 3850 S. Pratt St. 10/23/2008 88
According to certified food safety person, food-related equipment is not being sanitized. All food-related utensils and equipment must be washed, rinsed and sanitized, using sanitizer such as chlorine at 100 ppm minimum, for 30 seconds. Live flies observed in food preparation area. Maintain premises free of vermin. Temperature of following potentially hazardous foods were observed: pizza and cheese at 113 degrees in hot holding cabinet. Inadequate. Maintain product temperature at or above 135 degrees. Rapidly reheat products to 165 degrees. Violation corrected.
El Charrito 1066 E. Rankin Ave. 10/23/2008 N/A
Reinspection. Correct remaining violations: Replace missing wall-mounted soap dispenser and repair inoperable towel dispenser at employee hand-wash sink. Replace missing thermometer in walk-in cooler. Replace missing screen in window of employee restroom. Post food handler's certificate on premises. Adjust interior temperature of walk-in cooler so it reads at or below 41 degrees; product temperatures measured 47 degrees. Remove accumulation of dust from grates over ceiling vent and around light fixture in kitchen.
Fugazzis 1441 E. Prosperity 10/21/2008 95
Internal refrigeration temperatures of chicken and turkey were observed at 45 degrees at the cold table.
Jacks Get and Go 105 N. 5th St. 10/22/2008 91
Following potentially hazardous food temperatures were observed: Fried chicken at 110-123 degrees; turkey at 43 degrees and cheese at 53 degrees. Inadequate. Maintain product temperatures at or below 41 degrees cold or at or above 135 degrees hot. Few flies observed in food preparation area and few live cockroaches in janitorial and hot water heater areas. Maintain premises free of vermin.
Visalia
Big Bubba's Bad Barbecue 6100 S. Mooney 10/23/2008 78
Food safety knowledge lacking. Major maintenance not performed, temperature violations for potentially hazardous foods, pest problems not addressed. Strongly recommend 1-2 more employees become trained in food safety. Handwash station in kitchen not compliant as paper towel dispenser not working and over use of cotton terry cloth towels for wiping hands (not authorized). Provide single-service paper towels today. Major temperature violations identified, requiring food to be declared unsafe/unfit for human consumption and voluntarily discarded. The dishwasher is not working properly. Sanitizing solution container was empty (but replenished during inspection). Detergent container was full but no detergent coming from dispensing tube as well as sanitizing solution. All dishes/utensils must be washed by hand using 3-compartment sink procedure. Bleach or ammonium chloride may be used to sanitize utensils (100 ppm or 200 ppm respectively). In rear (dry storage) store room, observed dead mouse in live animal trap as well as mice droppings throughout, especially under shelving and rear cabinets. Contact pest control company today for immediate service and follow-up surveillance. Heavy fly infestation in kitchen and surrounding spaces. Pest control company can advise how to eliminate and control flies. Do this today.
Conyer School 815 S. Sowell 10/22/2008 95
HEART After School Program: General Electric home-style refrigerator is not working. All milk and yogurt products measured 66.6 degrees. This unit is not authorized and was impounded. All milk and yogurt is to be discarded (approximately 100 half pints of milk and 46 containers of yogurt). Purchase NSK or approved refrigerator that will accommodate daily inventory. Home-style GE unit was overstocked not allowing for cold air circulation. Fax proposed unit replacement specs to Health Department.
Conyer School: Live oriental cockroaches observed in pest sticky traps. Contact pest control company to treat entire kitchen and outside perimeter. Replace sticky traps and monitor daily. Contact refuse company to replace dumpster; one in use has heavy garbage layer throughout interior that may be one source contributing to pest infestation.
Diaz Bakery and Mexican Food 1000 N. Court 10/24/2008 84
No food certification provided. Owner, manager or anyone from facility should be trained in food safety within 30 days from today. Handler's certificate should be faxed to Health Department. Hand-washing station is not accessible for handwashing. Immediately remove all equipment and items obstructing handwash station. Stock paper and soap dispensers. Clean, sanitize and maintain food-contact surfaces such as inside refrigeration units, bread storage ovens, prep. table, shelving, bread and cupcake sheets. Observed couple of baby cockroaches and numerous dead roaches. Currently there is no professional pest control service, but in-house pest control is provided.
Domino's Pizza 1307 E. Houston 10/20/2008 91
Immediately provide food safety certification. Shall be maintained and posted at facility. Hot water temperature reached only 87 degrees at handwash station. Repair/replace water heater to provide hot water at minimum of 110 degrees for hand-washing and 120 degrees for ware washing.
Henry Salazar's 123 W. Main 10/23/2008 94
Observed prep sink waste line improperly draining into funnel. Waste line broken and funnel drain not draining, is clogged. Immediately repair both waste line and funnel to properly drain waste water. Henry, owner, contacted plumber during inspection. By tomorrow afternoon plumbing issue shall be repaired.
One Stop/Subway 1301 E. Houston 10/20/2008 85
Expired food safety certificate. Immediately schedule employee or owner for food handler class. No sanitizer solution set up. Prepare sanitizer solution, approximately one gallon of water per tablespoon of bleach, measuring 100 ppm. Expired baby food. Gerber, rice 1-8 oz box, expired 7/11/2008; Gerber, mixed fruit juice 3 (4 fl. oz) expired 8/20/2008. Expired items were removed from sales floor. Monitor food expiration dates. Cannot sell expired food, especially baby food.
Seven Seas 907 N. Court St. 10/24/2008 92
Observed rodent droppings at dry storage room. Clean and sanitize floor to remove droppings and continue providing pest control service once a month.
Taqueria Los Cuehillas 2020 N. Dinuba 10/23/2008 82
No certification onsite. Immediately send employee to get food certification. Schedule for class within 30 days from today and fax certificate to Health Department. Noted no soap at handwash station. Maintain handwashing stations supplied with both soap and paper towels at all times. Observed pot of "tripas" stored at room temperature for cooling, temperature at 85 degrees. Estela, operator, started with the process of cutting "tripas" then refrigerating. Potentially hazardous food shall be cooled rapidly from 135-70 degrees within 2 hours and from 70 to 41 degrees or below within four hours. Cooling methods: place food in shallow pans, separate food into smaller or thinner portions using rapid cooling equipment, add ice, etc. No sanitizer solution set up. Provide minimum of one gallon of water per tablespoon of bleach in container measuring 100 ppm of chlorine. Provide chlorine strips.
Washington School 500 S. Garden St. 10/22/2008 95
26 containers of yogurt (HEART Program) were discarded because of expiration date being 10/20/2008. Hot water must be provided to kitchen sinks measuring 120 degrees or higher. Hot water measured 96.5 at 2-compartment sink. Troubleshoot and repair as necessary. Repeat violation.
# You have a right to ask restaurants to see a copy of their most recent food inspection reports.

ONTARIO: E. coli linked to Halton eatery
31.oct.08
Henry Stancu
Dale Anne Freed
http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/527981
Two confirmed cases of E. coli and three possible cases have been reported in Halton Region, four of them connected to Johnathan's Family Restaurant in Burlington.
The links to the restaurant became apparent late yesterday afternoon after it was found eating there was a common factor in four cases, said Mary Anne Carson, director of Halton Region Health Protection Services.
The fifth person was still being interviewed, she said.
Johnathan's "voluntarily closed" after being contacted by the health department yesterday afternoon, Carson said. It will remain closed until the inspection is completed, she said.
But owner Greg Tasoulis said he had no option. "A health department representative came and said `I want you to close the restaurant down,'" he said.
He said the move has put 30 employees at his '50s-style diner out of work.
"How do they know it doesn't come from the lettuce I got from our supplier," a perplexed Tasoulis told the Star last night.
"What if it's not us? The cost is tremendous to us ... over 5,000 people come through here in a week," said Tasoulis, who said he'd been in the restaurant business 20 years.
"It's part of our investigation to take a look at a very comprehensive history of what they consumed" at the restaurant, Carson said.

ILLINOIS: Restaurant report cards
31.oct.08
Lake County News-Sun
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/newssun/news/1253224,5_1_WA31_RESTINSPECT_S1.article
Restaurant Report Cards The News-Sun report on Lake County Health Department restaurant inspections for the week of Oct. 13 to Oct. 17. The total number of inspections for the week was 73.
The following facilities failed inspections for violations deemed critical by the Health Department. *denotes repeat violation.
Rookies 2 , 26440 W. Wooster Lake Drive, Ingleside. Routine inspection Oct. 17. Red sauce with meatballs at 120 degrees in the steamtable.* Employee beverages observed throughout kitchen on food preparation areas.* Flies present in kitchen.* No certified manager on duty at time of inspection.
Blue Marines Family Restaurant , 1111 Fairfield Road, Round Lake Beach. Routine inspection Oct. 16. Chicken, turkey, and beef and gravy at 56 degrees in three-door reach-in cooler. Raw shell eggs stored above red sauce in reach-in cooler. No sanitizing solution was detected in the dishwashing machine. Mouse droppings were observed on the floor along the wall in the lower level. Outdoor bug repellant being stored on table next to coffee machine. No certified manager on duty at time of inspection.
Re-inspection Oct. 20. All critical violations were corrected at the time of inspection.
Villas Grocery #1 , 922 Washington St., Waukegan. Re-inspection 10/15/2008.
Carnitas at 97 degrees and chicken in sauce at 120 degrees in steamtable.* Hot water turned off at handsink in kitchen. Front and rear door open at time of inspection. Flies observed in kitchen and meat department.* No certified manager on duty at time of inspection.
For more information on the Health Department's inspection process, visit:
www.co.lake.il.us/health/ehs/food.asp

TEXAS: Haiku scores 100 in health inspection
30.oct.08
Bryan/College Station Eagle
http://www.theeagle.com/local/Haiku-scores-100-in-health-inspection
Haiku Sushi & Hibachi Grill in College Station received a perfect score during a health inspection this week.
Brazos County Health Department officials said the restaurant received a 100 on its most recent inspection Monday.
The restaurant has been closed twice this year for low scores.
In April, the restaurant was shut down for three days after health inspectors found almost 50 violations, including mold around a soda nozzle, dirty to-go containers and foods at improper temperatures.
The restaurant was closed for 24 hours in March after complaints of roaches inside the building.

NOVA SCOTIA: Dining out? Click here first
29.oct.08
Chronicle Herald
Jeffrey Simpson
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/1087274.html
Barfblog Post
Diners will now find the food safety inspection reports of restaurants online — but not in the eateries themselves.
Brooke Taylor, who as agriculture minister is responsible for food safety, on Tuesday unveiled his department’s new website for posting its inspection reports for the province’s 5,000 restaurants, grocery stores and other food vendors.
The system cost $325,000 and the database so far contains 1,700 reports from inspectors’ visits to eating establishments since July 10.
One of those places, Shirley’s Pizza in Brooklyn, Hants County, was already closed temporarily due to a violation involving water problems.
"The new database will allow us to better manage food safety information," Mr. Taylor told a news conference in Halifax.
"We believe in full disclosure and want to be as transparent as we can be."
The site provides the public with specific information about food safety violations and the action required of each offending eatery to comply with regulations.
Diners can search for a restaurant with infractions by typing in its name or location. The province’s 25 food safety inspectors — two more have been hired over the past year — will update the website within two or three days of visiting an eatery.
Other provinces and countries, including the United States and Britain, have long had such open systems of providing restaurant inspection findings to the public.
Some cities require restaurants to display inspection results in their windows so patrons can peruse a place’s food safety history before eating there.
But Mr. Taylor said he didn’t see a need for that.
"We’re not going to require eating establishments to post them at this particular time and don’t see that we would be doing that in the future," he said.
"We believe this is as advanced as Nova Scotians are asking for."
Luc Erjavec of the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association welcomed the new online system as something that will benefit restaurateurs and their customers.
"It’s a system that’s going to be open and transparent," Mr. Erjavec said.
"With all that’s been going on in the world with food safety, I think the public is sensitive to food safety issues and this is one more thing that could help ease any concerns."
Costa Elles, president of the Restaurant Association of Nova Scotia, said restaurateurs have nothing to fear and the system will probably improve food safety.
"It sets a standard and I think we should be accountable for what we do and that’s just giving us some accountability," said Mr. Elles, who owns several bars and restaurants in downtown Halifax.
He’d have no problem posting inspection reports in his restaurants, he said. But he doubted many people will check online before going out to eat.

NEBRASKA: Inspector: Public schools' kitchens 'cleanest restaurant in town'
27.oct.08
Norfolk Daily News
Andrea Larson
http://www.norfolkdailynews.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&subsectionID=104&articleID=13002
Two Norfolk kitchens easily are some of the busiest in the area, and chances are you know someone who eats there on a regular basis.
More than 3,000 meals are prepared each day to feed the Norfolk Public School students, along with those at St. Paul's Lutheran School and Head Start.
The two industrial kitchens are located at the Norfolk Middle School and Norfolk High School, both under the direction of Lanette Stoffel, the school district's nutrition director. These two school kitchens prepare food for their own students as well as transporting lunch out to the nine elementary schools, the junior high and the two other schools that are in the district's lunch program.
With the tons of food being prepared and transported each day, twice-yearly inspections by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services could leave Stoffel harried and stressed. Not so, she says.
"It used to be you'd get nervous if the inspector's coming around," Stoffel said. "You shouldn't. If you're doing everything correct, everything you've been taught, there should be no problem with him coming in. . . . We've never had issues with what (the inspector) is doing to keep the program safe."
The Norfolk-based inspector, Philip Quady, is extremely thorough, checking everything from hairnets to the temperature in the dishwasher, Stoffel said.
"The man knows his stuff. He's very, very good," Stoffel said. "He will say the schools are 'the cleanest restaurant in town.' Everything is inspected - food storage, the temperatures, cleanliness, the freezers, food and personal hygiene from (kitchen workers') dress attire to shoes to the usage of gloves, fingernails, jewelry and making sure their aprons are clean."
Stoffel said that during her 15 years as nutrition director, the kitchens have always maintained a higher standard of sanitation than is required. Cross-contamination concerns are pretty much a moot point, thanks to a safety system in place.

NOVA SCOTIA: Restaurant inspection reports now online
24.oct.08
Halifax News Net
http://www.halifaxnewsnet.ca/index.cfm?sid=184417&sc=608
Nova Scotians can now review inspection reports for restaurants and grocery stores through the Internet. A database of food establishment inspection reports was launched today, Oct. 28, by Agriculture Minster Brooke Taylor.
"Nova Scotia has one of the most stringent food safety systems in the country, and providing pertinent information to consumers is an important part of it," said Mr. Taylor. "The online database will provide an additional means of access to inspection reports."
Reports will be posted within two or three days of inspections. They will show deficiencies, the action taken, warnings issued and closure notices for facilities.
"The new database system will allow us to better manage food safety information," said Mr. Taylor. "It will also streamline the work process for the food safety specialists and give them more time for conducting inspections and other work responsibilities."
Nova Scotia has 25 food specialists who are nationally certified public health inspectors. They carry out about 9,700 inspections each year in 5,000 licensed food service facilities throughout the province.
Food inspection reports continue to be available through the department's Routine Access Policy, which only provides the most recent report for three establishments at a time.
The inspection reports are available on the Department of Agriculture's website at www.gov.ns.ca/agri/foodsafety/reports/

BARFBLOG: Sydney Pizza Hut fails third cockroach inspection by the AUSTRALIAN name-and-shame squad
28.oct.08
BarfBlog
Michelle Mazur
Barfblog Post
Think a few small bugs won't hurt you? Think again. Cockroaches are one of the most commonly noted pest insects. They can cause chaos in the food safety standards of a restaurant because they transport harmful microbes on their body surfaces and through their droppings. Cockroaches are also found to be acommon allergen for humans.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockroach
http://connection.ebscohost.com/content/article/1025572341.html;jsessionid=E14AD017E2A378AB41EA843354B2C31E.ehctc1
Last week, after two previous warnings about cockroaches in the kitchen, food safety inspectors returned to a Sydney, Australia Pizza Hut only to discover a cockroach in the food preparation area of the kitchen.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/shame-squad-films-roach/2008/10/21/1224351209280.html
The store was issued with a $650 fine for not taking steps to eradicate the pests, and a second fine for not having warm running water in the kitchen for staff to wash their hands...The Pizza Hut was one of 22 premises the Food Authority fined in its blitz in recent days, in which it issued a total of 27 fines.
They will join more than 175 outlets on the authority's website, launched last year to "name and shame" businesses that do not comply with NSW hygiene laws.
The best way to deal with cockroaches is to prevent them before they become present. Keep kitchen surfaces clean and store food off the ground. However, if a restaurant already suffers from cockroaches, the problem should be eliminated and the reason behind the infestation should also be addressed. There are various chemicals and traps available for cockroaches, some more traditional than others.
http://lasvalley.com/702/viewtopic.php?id=1483
For more information about cockroach infestations, visit:
http://www.cdc.gov/nasd/docs/d001201-d001300/d001251/d001251.html
You can also view an FSN infosheet about cockroaches at
http://bp3.blogger.com/_Pzk3AzZPULs/R1cP6_KHaiI/AAAAAAAAAFA/MwcjU8l0_y0/s1600-h/iFSN-infosheet-12-5-07.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lv8pq77Qas

CANADA: E.coli outbreak closes second Niagara restaurant
29.oct.08
Globe and Mail
Josh Wingrove
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081028.wecoli1028/BNStory/National/home
Canwest News Service
Mike Barber
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=237011e6-9fe7-495b-b2fb-62c48b7a24cf
Canadian Press
http://www.thespec.com/News/article/457139
TORONTO -- A second restaurant has been closed in the ongoing E.coli outbreak in Ontario's Niagara Region, one of two current outbreaks in the province.
The owners of the M.T. Bellies restaurant in Welland, Ont., voluntarily closed their doors Tuesday, after three people with E.coli reported eating there, said Dr. Doug Sider, Niagara Region's associate medical officer of health.
The restaurant is the second to voluntarily close after the outbreak was first reported Saturday. Little Red Rooster in Niagara-on-the-Lake, about 40 kilometres northeast, voluntarily closed after about a dozen people said they'd become sick after eating there. Neither has been officially linked to the outbreak.
Health officials across the Niagara Region are now dealing with 21 reported cases, six of which have been confirmed in lab tests.
The Niagara outbreak comes after another in North Bay, Ont., that has now affected 229 people, including 44 lab-confirmed cases. All of those cases are related to a single Harvey's restaurant in North Bay, although the victims are spread across nine Ontario health regions, as well as in Quebec and British Columbia.
The number continues to rise because of secondary cases, where people pass the bacteria on to family members through improper hand sanitation, health officials said.
Dr. Sider said Tuesday that early testing is indicating that the two concurrent outbreaks are not related.
Lab results from samples taken from patients expected to come back as early as tomorrow and offer valuable clues, said Dr. Robin Williams, Niagara’s medical officer of health.
Since the outbreak of the potentially deadly bacteria was discovered late Friday, more than 100 food samples have been taken from Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Little Red Rooster restaurant, pinpointed as one possible source.

CALIFORNIA: Restaurant closed after E. coli found in water
28.oct.08
SignOnSanDiego.com
Union-Tribune
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20081028-0712-1bo28closing.html
POTRERO -- The county Department of Environmental Health has closed the Highway 94 restaurant in Potrero after tests showed E. coli bacteria in the drinking water supply.
The county yesterday issued a boil-water order for the Potrero General Store water system, which supplies water to the store and the restaurant at 25125 state Route 94 in Potrero. Tests detected the presence of total coliform bacteria and E. coli bacteria in the past few days.
The presence of E. coli indicates the water may be contaminated with human or animal waste. Microbes in these wastes can cause short-term effects such as diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headaches and other symptoms.

OHIO: Restaurant inspection report
27.oct.08
Newark Advocate
http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20081027/NEWS01/810270313/1002
*West Main Street Deli, Oct. 9, 78 W. Main St., Newark, standard inspection with violations reported. 1. No thermometer in reach-in. 2. No hand washing sign at sinks.
* MC Market Convenience Store, Oct. 9, 310 Cedar St., Newark, standard inspection with no violations reported.
* Adventures in Learning, Oct. 9, 13 Chafant St., Newark, standard inspection with violation reported. 1. Food items not date marked in reach-in.
* Carson Elementary, Oct. 9, 549 E. Main St., Newark, standard inspection with no violations reported.
* Triangle Bar, Oct. 9, 356 Mt. Vernon Road, Newark, standard inspection with violations reported. 1. Doors are open. 2. Holes in wall in kitchen. 3. Ceiling has new drywall.
* Courage House/Spencer House, Oct. 10, 74 Granville St., Newark, standard inspection with no violations reported.
* Spencer Half-way House, Oct. 10, 69 Granville St., Newark, standard inspection with no violations reported.
* St. Francis de Sales Elementary, Oct. 10, 38 Granville St., Newark, standard inspection with no violations reported.
* J&B's Pizza, Oct. 13, 6621 Outville Road, Pataskala, standard inspection with violations reported. 1. No thermometers found in Hot point and Frigidaire refrigerators. 2. Replace torn, damaged gaskets on Beverage Air prep cooler. 3. Clean door gaskets on True prep cooler to remove food debris. 4. Clean both exhaust fans to remove dust/debris. 5. Hot point refrigerator at 45 degrees.
* Mama Linda's Pizzeria, Oct. 13, 355 Main St., Pataskala, standard inspection with violations reported. 1. Repair/replace lights in front dining area. 2. Clean ceiling fan to remove dust in front dining area.
* Montessori Community School, Oct. 14, 621 Country Club Drive, Newark, standard inspection with no violations reported.
* Faternal Order of Eagles, Oct. 14, 1007 Hollander St., Newark, standard inspection with violations reported. 1. Ceiling around air units in kitchen is dirty. 2. Interior of reach-ins and non-food contact surfaces in kitchen are dirty. 3. Floor is dirty in kitchen.
* Rainbow Haven Preschool, Oct. 14, 1415 Londondale Parkway, Newark, standard inspection with no violations reported.
* Ice Cream/Hanover Pizza, Oct. 14, 2255 W. High St., Newark, standard inspection with no violations reported.
* Long Branch, Oct. 14, 90 W. Main St., Newark, standard inspection with violations reported. 1. Beverage Air display cooler at 64 degrees. 2. Clean can opener to remove food debris. 3. Clean door gaskets of mold on three door Continental cooler. 4. Clean door gaskets of mold on four door prep cooler. 5. Replace interior light in Hobart two door freezer. 6. Replace torn, damaged door gaskets on four door prep cooler. 7. Replace damaged inner door frame on four door prep cooler. 8. Seal bottom of unit at door frame joint on four door prep cooler. 9. Repair damaged screen in rear door. 10. Replace burnt out lights over prep cooler. 11. Replace water damaged ceiling tiles over prep cooler and in employees' restroom. 12. Shield bare bulbs on light in prep room/area.
* Kid's Space Inc./Granville Child Care Center, Oct. 14, 1062 River Road, Granville, standard inspection with no violations reported.
* Denison University-Huffman Dining Hall, Oct. 14, Denison University, Granville, follow up inspection with violations reported. 1. Beverage Air three door cooler and pizza cooler in progress. 2. Herrel walk-in cooler (produce) in progress. 3. Herrel produce cooler and Herrel "cook's cooler" exterior thermometers on order. 4. Herrel "cook's cooler" walk-in floor replacement scheduled for 10/16/2008. 5. Treulsen two door cooler exterior thermometer on order. 6. Equipment storeroom total cleanup/discard scheduled. 7. Hand sinks for salad bar and dishroom installation in progress.
* The Winery at Otter Creek, Oct. 14, 5291 Beenington Chapel Road, Johnstown, standard inspection with no violations reported.
* Comfrey Corner, Oct. 15, 621 S. 30th St., Heath, standard inspection with no violations reported.
* Duchess Shoppe, Oct. 15, 102 E. Main St., Hebron, standard inspection with violations reported. 1. Items (drinks) stored in mop sink. 2. Reach-in freezer needs to be defrosted. 3. Items stored under three bay sink. 4. Ceiling tile missing over three bay sink. 5. Sink needs to be sealed to wall in public restroom.
* Domino's Pizza, Oct. 15, 118 E. Main St., Hebron, standard inspection with violations reported. 1. No thermometer in walk-in refrigerator. 2. Door seal is torn on walk-in cooler. 3. Door seal/gasket is torn on Migali cooler. 4. Hand wash sink in kitchen is inaccessible. 4. Dumpster has lid missing.
* Lakewood Inn, Oct. 15, 122 Arrowhead Blvd., Hebron, standard inspection with no violations reported.
* Granville Inn, Oct. 15, 314 E. Broadway, Granville, standard inspection with violations reported. 1. Repair crack in wall and ceiling in No. 1 walk-in cooler. 2. Traulsen two door thermometer not reading correctly. 3. Kolpak walk-in cooler thermometer flashing 74 to 84 degrees. 4. No. 1 walk-in cooler and Kolpak walk-in cooler fanguards, fans and evaporators need cleaned to remove dust/debris. 5. Clean lid and the inside of the lid on small machine on a more frequent basis. 6. Clean ceiling fan in waitress alley to remove dust/debris. 7. Repair/replace burnt out lights in main kitchen area. 8. Repair door/gasket on No. 10 walk-in freezer.
* Denison University-Morgan Dining Hall, Oct. 15, Denison University, Granville, follow up inspection with no violations reported.
* Kroger Company, Oct. 15, 350 E. Broad St., Pataskala, standard inspection with no violations reported.
* The Barn on York, Oct. 15, 5103 York Road, Pataskala, standard inspection with violations reported. 1. Keep Dumpster lids closed except when actively loading Dumpster. 2. Clean under dry storage shelves to remove spilled liquid. 3. Clean under prep table to left of ice machine to remove debris. 4. Dented cans found. 5. Replace torn, damaged door gaskets on Beverage Air three door prep cooler and two door counter top cooler. 6. Need test strips to match sanitizer used in three bay sink. 7. Clean fans and fan guards in walk-in cooler to remove dust and debris.
* Nona, Oct. 15, 128 E. Broadway, Granville, standard inspection with violations reported. 1. Clean can opener thoroughly. 2. Clean door gaskets to remove food debris on True two door prep cooler and no-name prep cooler. 3. Resurface or replace worn cutting boards on True two door prep cooler and no-name cooler. 4. Bagged, single serve items stored directly on floor. 5. No paper towels at any hand sink. 6. Working containers of ? unlabeled. 7. More attention to end of day cleaning under/around dishwasher/three bay sink area needed.
* Denison University-Slayter Snack Bar, Oct. 16, Denison University, Granville, follow up inspection with violations reported. 1. Kolpak outside walk-in freezer has work order written and parts ordered. 2. Door gaskets on order for all units. 3. Herrel walk-in cooler has work order written and parts ordered. 4. Duracool cooler has evaporator cleaning scheduled.
* Mama Jules' Rib Shack & More, Oct. 16, 29 Park St., Buckeye Lake, standard inspection with violations reported. 1. Front glass door is cracked. 2. Improper test strips for sanitizer in three bay sink. 3. Sinks in kitchen need to be sealed to walls.
* BoHers Box Academy, Oct. 17, 48 Klema Drive, Reynoldsburg, standard inspection with no violations reported.
* Hornet's Nest, Oct. 17, 6414 Summit Road, Summit Station, standard inspection with violations reported. 1. Test strips needed for sanitizer used. 2. Clean both Honeywell portable fans to remove dust/debris. 3. Repair/repaint ceiling by back door and oven where damaged by roof leak.
* Big Mike's Sports Pub, Oct. 17, 733 Hebron Road, Heath, standard inspection with violations reported. 1. Interior of Beverage Air cooler has condensation problems. 2. Tile missing at bar. 3. Interior of ice machine has mildew/mold.
* Big Lots, Oct. 17, 635 Hebron Road, Heath, standard inspection with violations reported. 1. Lid on Dumpster is open. 2. Lid for commode tank in women's restroom (public) is broken. 3. No hot water for public restrooms. 4. No soap in women's restroom.
* Playschool Kids Care Childhood Development, Oct. 17, 585 Industrial Parkway, Heath, standard inspection with no violations reported.
* Royal Thai, Oct. 17, 1006C Hebron Road, Heath, standard inspection with violations reported. 1. Vent filters above cooking equipment has grease. 2. Floor in kitchen is rough. 3. Nozzles on soda dispenser have build up. 4. No paper towels in men's restroom. 5. No paper towels or soap at hand sink in kitchen. 6. Hand sink will not drain in kitchen.
* Honeybaked Ham Company & Cafe, Oct. 17, 1006C Hebron Road, Heath, standard inspection with violation reported. 1. Several torn plastic spatulas in kitchen.
* Licking/Muskingum Correction Center, Oct. 17, 119 W. Main St., Newark, standard inspection with no violations reported.
* Denison University-Stadium, Oct. 18, Denison University, Granville, standard inspection with no violations reported.
* First Community Church, Oct. 18, 627 National Road, Hebron, standard inspection with no violations reported.
* Buckeye Lake Firefighters Association, Oct. 19, 4460 Walnut Road, Buckeye Lake, standard inspection with no violations reported.

NEW YORK: Butchering of deer closes restaurant
25.oct.08
The Buffalo News
Maki Becker
http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/southernsuburbs/story/473728.html?imw=Y
Barfblog Post
A Chinese restaurant in the Town of Hamburg, New York, was shut down by the Erie County Health Department Friday after an inspector found employees butchering a deer inside.
Officials don’t know whether the dead deer at China King, 5999 South Park Ave., had been hunted or if it was road kill.
“From our standpoint, it doesn’t matter,” said Health Commissioner Dr. Anthony J. Billittier IV. “They can’t do what we think they did.”
Billittier said that there is no reason to believe that the deer meat made its way into any of the dishes served at China King.
“I don’t think they were far enough along,” Billittier said. “They were in the butchering process. They didn’t get to the meat yet.”
Butchering an animal inside a restaurant is against the law in New York State for sanitary reasons. Diseases such as E. coli can be spread through unsafe butchering.
“In general, you can’t have a dead animal in a food services establishment,” Billittier said.
In addition, it’s illegal to sell meat that hasn’t been prepared by a licensed butcher, he said.
The bizarre discovery was made after a tipster called the Health Department late Friday morning.
A health inspector was quickly sent to the restaurant and saw the dead deer being butchered. The inspector also discovered a cooling unit at the restaurant was not at the proper temperature.
The restaurant was immediately closed down. A hearing on the matter is expected to be held early next week.
The owners, identified in records as John Zhang and Wei Zhen Ma, could not be reached to comment Friday.

FLORIDA: Updates on dirty dining disasters
23.oct.08
CBS 12
Tara Cardoso
http://www.cbs12.com/news/restaurants_4710310___article.html/problem_day.html
State health inspectors go to problem restaurants every day to protect you from unsanitary conditions, and we think you should know what they find. That's why CBS 12's Tara Cardoso revisted a few restaurants that had problems earlier this year.
Cockroaches are attracted to microwaves because of the warmth. Too bad they don't die from the radiation. We found some creepy crawlers inside the kitchen at Rocoto's in West Palm Beach last month.
Through a translator, the owner told our reporter over the phone that they were working on the roach problem. One day after the incriminating pictures aired, the state inspector paid another visit to the restaurant.
The inspector found two dead roaches and the restaurant cleaned up on the spot and passed the inspection.
Dunkin Donuts on Federal Highway in Boca Raton has been re-inspected since our last story when we arrived in August after they had problems with rodents and were shut down temporarily back in 2007.
One year later, the inspector found insects crawling in the ceiling light fixtures. This month, the inspector found "dead insects" in "control devices" meaning, critters were found in traps. This restaurant is now facing disciplinary action.
And there is some good news, Campagnolo's on State Road 7 in Lake Worth was just inspected again last week. This family owned restaurant was shut down temporarily in June for roaches and the owner was fighting the inspector every step of the way.
Campagnolo's should be proud of their most recent inspection, no roaches this time. In fact, they passed their inspection with no major problems.

AUSTRALIA: Food safety and hygiene guide now available
23.oct.08
FOODweek Online
http://www.foodweek.com.au/main-features-page.aspx?articleType=ArticleView&articleId=2771
The updated Restaurant & Catering Australia's Guide to Food Safety & Hygiene 2008/09 edition has been issued to all Restaurant & Catering members throughout Australia.
Compiled in consultation with Restaurant & Catering Australia, the guide discusses several areas in the industry that require workers to follow strict health and safety guidelines; including temperature control, food storage and stock rotation, emergency procedures, fire safety and electrical safety.
John Hart, CEO of Restaurant & Catering Australia, said the organisation hoped the guide would assist employees in the restaurant and catering industry.
"It highlights the importance of proper storage and both fire and electrical hazards of which staff need to be aware. Restaurant & Catering Australia encourages all businesses in the industry to display the wall chart in a prominent location so that employees will be aware of good hygiene and safety practices,” Hart said.
He said the information was conveyed using bullet points, simple English and an eye-catching design - ideal for inductions, training, and as a daily point of reference for the correct policies and procedures. By displaying the chart in a common area, employers could ensure that each and every staff member was aware of potential dangers and how to avoid them.
More than 6,000 charts have been made available free of charge thanks to sponsorship funding. Additional copies of the charts available upon request. Contact Pro-Visual Publishing on (02) 8272 2611 or email enquiries@provisual.com.au or visit www.provisual.com.au

WASHINGTON: First E. coli lawsuit against Ixtapa Family Mexican Restaurant
22.oct.08
Marler Blog
Bill Marler
http://www.marlerblog.com/2008/10/articles/legal-cases/first-e-coli-lawsuit-against-ixtapa-family-mexican-restaurant/index.html
The first lawsuit stemming from the Snohomish county E. coli outbreak was filed today in the Superior Court for the State of Washington, County of Snohomish. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the minor child of Alison and Ray Riojas of Snohomish County, against Ixtapa Family Mexican Restaurant, which has been identified as the source of the outbreak.
The Riojas family ate at the Ixtapa Restaurant in Lake Stevens on or about October 11. One of their daughters began to feel ill on October 13, and on the 14th was sent home from school. She began to experience diarrhea, which soon turned bloody. On October 16, Mrs. Riojas took her daughter to the pediatrician, where she was advised to go to the Children’s Hospital Emergency Room. At the ER, the child was treated for dehydration and released. Over that day, her symptoms continued to worsen. In severe pain, she was returned to the ER, where she was treated with pain medication and allowed to go home. That night, the child was taken to the ER for a third time, where she began to vomit blood. She was admitted, and a stool sample revealed that she was infected with E. coli O157:H7. The genetic pattern of her E. coli would later match others in the developing outbreak tied to the Ixtapa Restaurant.
The Riojas child has returned home where she continues to recover from her illness. She lost 9 pounds and is too weak to walk; if she has to move, her parents carry her.

WASHINGTON: Lake Stevens restaurant may be E. coli source
21.oct.08
SeattlePI.com
Vanessa Ho
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/health/384329_ecoli22.html
A Mexican restaurant in Lake Stevens has emerged as the likely culprit in the E. coli infections that sickened 17 people in Snohomish County, health officials said Tuesday.
Officials said 13 of the people who fell ill ate at the restaurant -- Ixtapa -- located at 303 91st Ave. N.E.
After learning of the findings, the owner voluntarily closed the business and is cooperating with officials to resolve food-safety problems, the Snohomish Health District said.
Public health workers will oversee sanitizing the restaurant and disposing of opened food products. Health District spokeswoman Suzanne Pate said the restaurant was being "very cooperative."
Health workers are now trying to identify the specific food that was the source of the illness. Contaminated lettuce was identified as the source of an E. coli outbreak in Washington earlier this year.
"It's like looking for a needle in the haystack," Pate said.
Ixtapa owners said other restaurants in Snohomish County by the same name have not been implicated in the illnesses.
"Food safety and the health of our customers is the No. 1 priority of Ixtapa's owners and employees," a statement issued by the restaurant said.
"All of our employees are certified through state-approved food safety programs, and we set the highest standards for compliance."
The onset of illnesses occurred between Oct. 7 and Oct. 17. Most of the sickened people ate at the restaurant between Oct. 2 and Oct. 3. Two were hospitalized briefly. No new cases were reported as of Tuesday.

TEXAS: IHOP clear to reopen
21.oct.08
Amarillo.com
David Pittman
http://www.amarillo.com/stories/102108/new_news2.shtml
After nearly five weeks of being closed to clean and find the source of its latest salmonella outbreak, an Amarillo International House of Pancakes is expected to reopen this morning, its owner said Monday.
"This is the cleanest freaking restaurant in the entire company," said Robert Tomlinson, senior vice president of ACG Texas, the franchisee that owns the IHOP at 2100 S. Western St.
The Amarillo Environmental Health Department cleared the restaurant to reopen late Monday after an inspection. Restaurant operators were waiting for certain perishable foods, such as eggs, to arrive before reopening, Tomlinson said.
Dr. Rush Pierce, health authority for Potter and Randall counties, verified the restaurant is safe but added salmonella can occur at any restaurant at any time.
"I don't think there is any 100 percent given another food-borne outbreak will occur," Pierce said.
The restaurant has been closed since Sept. 17 - its third salmonella-related closing since June - to investigate a second food-borne illness outbreak since this summer.
Officials believe the cause of the September outbreak was a congregation of the bacteria in water used to warm syrup bottles before being taken to customer tables.
Although the IHOP has closed three times, health officials say there were only two distinct outbreaks.
The Amarillo Public Health Department has linked 25 cases of salmonella poisoning to the September outbreak and more than 100 to the June one.
The IHOP at Interstate 40 and Ross Street remains unconnected to the Western Street outbreak.
The restaurant has undergone major cleaning while it has been closed, with nearly every surface sanitized.

AUSTRALIA: Name-and-shame squad strikes: Sydney Pizza Hut cockroach filmed
21.oct.08
Sydney Morning Herald
Jonathan Dart
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/shame-squad-films-roach/2008/10/21/1224351209280.html
Food inspectors filmed cockroaches in the kitchen of a Pizza Hut store in the city in a crackdown on hygiene standards.
A Food Authority spokesman said the Pizza Hut restaurant in George Street in Sydney's CBD had been warned about the cockroaches on two previous occasions.
But when inspectors returned last week, they filmed a live cockroach wandering in the food preparation area of the kitchen.
The store was issued with a $650 fine for not taking steps to eradicate the pests, and a second fine for not having warm running water in the kitchen for staff to wash their hands.
A shift manager at the store, Tuo Yang, told the Herald: "We did pest control yesterday. I don't know what was done because I wasn't here. It wasn't my shift."
The Pizza Hut was one of 22 premises the Food Authority fined in its blitz in recent days, in which it issued a total of 27 fines.
They will join more than 175 outlets on the authority's website, launched last year to "name and shame" businesses that do not comply with NSW hygiene laws.
Others caught in the blitz include a Darlinghurst sushi restaurant and Riverwood KFC, both fined for failing to keep their premises clean.
Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald today announced that a joint taskforce has been formed between the NSW Food Authority and Sydney City council as part of the crackdown.
"The message is clear to those who aren't following the rules. You need to clean up your act or you'll find yourself fined or in court," Mr Macdonald said.

AUSTRALIA: Sydney’s restaurants to face greater food safety scrutiny over summer months
21.oct.08
Australian Food News
Daniel Palmer
http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2008/10/21/sydneys-restaurants-to-face-greater-food-safety-scrutiny-over-summer-months.html
The NSW Government has launched a major crackdown on food outlets across Sydney’s CBD in the lead up to the hectic summer period, Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald advised today.
“A joint taskforce has been formed between the NSW Food Authority and Sydney City Council,” he said. “Food Authority inspectors are already out there visiting outlets in the CBD in a series of unannounced inspections - this will continue for the next few months.”
“The vast majority of food outlets are doing the right thing and putting the public’s health first, but the message is clear to those who aren’t following the rules: you need to clean up your act or you’ll find yourself fined or in court,” Minister Macdonald added.
“Food safety is an issue this Government takes seriously - we want 100% compliance.
Minister Macdonald said the action follows new laws empowering councils as food safety enforcers as well as new “name and shame” laws allowing the NSW Food Authority to publish food law violations on its website.
More than 175 premises are now listed on the Name and Shame website.
New premises to go up this week included:
* A Warringah premises fined $1980 for failing to maintain a clean premises, failure to store food in a way likely to protect it from contamination and failure to maintain equipment in a clean and sanitary condition.
* A Darlinghurst sushi outlet fined $330 for failure to keep the premises clean.
* A Sydney CBD Pizza Hut fined $1320 for failing to take all measures to eradicate and prevent harbourage of pests and for not providing warm running water to wash hands.
* A KFC outlet in Riverwood fined $1320 for failure to maintain clean premises.
“The information published on the website gives the people of NSW a choice, while giving businesses the added incentive to do the right thing,” Minister Macdonald suggested.
“Food business found to be in breach of laws may face a range of sanctions ranging from a warning letter to prosecution, with fines of up to $110,000 for individuals or imprisonment for two years or both, and $550,000 for corporations.”
The Food Authority has also set-up a helpline to allow members of the public to report suspected unsafe food handling practices (1300 552 406).

ILLINOIS: City Health Dept., food inspection cuts put public at risk: union boss
20.oct.08
Chicago Sun-Times
Fran Spielman
http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/1230883,CST-NWS-health20.article
Mayor Daley is inviting restaurants and groceries to cut sanitary corners and putting public health at risk by slashing Health Department spending and reducing Chicago's army of food sanitarians by 23 percent, a union leader is charging.
Henry Bayer, executive director of AFSCME Council 31, said the current staff of 62 food sanitarians is inadequate to respond to thousands of complaints and make annual inspections at 15,000 food establishments.
Daley's proposed 2009 budget would reduce the Food Sanitation Section from 62 employees to 45. Fourteen of the jobs eliminated belong to sanitarians.
"When people go in to a restaurant or grocery store, they want to feel comfortable the food they eat or buy is not going to make them sick," said Bayer, whose union represents Health Department workers. "The role of the city is to make sure that doesn't happen. Chicago would be abdicating that responsibility. It's outrageous that they would jeopardize public health. What happens if there's an outbreak and people get sick as a result of the lack of inspection?"
Daley's budget calls for firing 11 Health Department workers and eliminating 160 vacancies, 38 of them medical providers. Some neighborhood health clinics would lose up to 40 percent of their staff.
Bayer said the clinic cuts would make a bad situation worse. Already, sick people are waiting 30 to 60 days for an appointment. Some of the jobs have been vacant for more than three years.

COLORADO: CU sophomore suing Jimmy John's
20.oct.08
The Campus Press
Jimy Valenti
http://media.www.thecampuspress.com/media/storage/paper1098/news/2008/10/20/News/Cu.Sophomore.Suing.Jimmy.Johns-3495899.shtml
A lawsuit filed last week against Jimmy John's by CU sophomore Katie Pendleton may be tied to E. coli outbreaks in Michigan and Illinois.
Pendleton, a marketing major, is suing Jimmy John's for selling her food that was allegedly defective and not reasonably safe, according to papers filed in Boulder District court last week. Pendleton was infected with E. coli last month. The monetary amount of the lawsuit has not been released.
Pendleton's lawyer, the nationally recognized food borne illness attorney Bill Marler, reported on his blog a possible connection between lettuce served at Jimmy John's in Michigan, Illinois and Boulder to E. coli cases in all three areas including some cases in Canada.
Michigan Community Health Department Spokesperson, James McCurtis, said 38 cases of E. coli were reported since September 1 in Michigan. The outbreak was traced back to Aunt Mid's lettuce, a produce wholesaler.
McCurtis said Michigan restaurants receiving lettuce from Aunt Mid's could not be released because E. coli found in Aunt Mid's lettuce was not the fault of the individual restaurants.
Marler's blog said Jimmy John's, a national sandwich shop chain based in Illinois, may be one of those companies which purchased the tainted lettuce. He said infected persons in Michigan and Illinois told him they also ate at Jimmy John's before they got sick.
A Jimmy John's representative said each Jimmy John's location purchases their own lettuce locally and that contaminated lettuce from the Illinois Michigan area was unlikely to be in the Boulder location.
McCurtis said MDCH officials have not contacted Colorado health officials and that no Michigan/Illinois - Colorado E. coli connection has been established.

OHIO: Restaurant inspection report
20.oct.08
The Newark Advocate
http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20081020/NEWS01/810200315/1002/NEWS01
# John Gilbert Reese Center, Oct. 7, 1209 University Drive, Newark, standard inspection with violations reported. 1. Some pans/dishes in kitchen/banquet storage room are not stored inverted. 2. Deli meats in walk-in are not date marked. 3. Slicer (unreadable) and interior of Hobart oven have food debris on them.
# River Road Coffeehouse, Oct. 7, 973 21st St., Newark, standard inspection with no violations reported.
# Jeff's Snack Bar, Oct. 7, 1052 Mount Vernon Road, Newark, standard inspection with no violations reported.
# COTC Bookstore, Oct. 7, 1179 University Drive, Newark, standard inspection with no violations reported.
# Duke & Duchess Shoppe, Oct. 7, 1073 Mount Vernon Road, Newark, standard inspection with violations reported. 1. Dust has built up on fan guards in walk-in. 2. Floors in walk-in are dirty.
# Heath Nursing Care Center -- Snack Bar, Oct. 7, 717 S. 30th St., Heath, standard inspection with no violations reported.
# Heath Nursing Care Center, Oct. 7, 717 S. 30th St., Heath, standard inspection with violation reported. 1. Door seal on walk-in cooler is torn.
# GetGo, Oct. 7, 625 S. 30th St., Heath, standard inspection with violations reported. 1. Condensation in Beverage Air reach-in freezer. 2. Door seals on Beverage Air cooler have mold/mildew. 3. No paper towels in the men's restroom.
# Kentucky Fried Chicken, Oct. 7, 780 S. 30th St., Heath, standard inspection with violations reported. 1. Interior cavities of microwaves have food splash. 2. Belly of mixer in kitchen has food splash. 3. Shelves that chemicals are stored on have build-up.
# The Winery at Otter Creek, Oct. 7, 5291 Beenington Chapel Road, Johnstown, standard inspection with no violations reported.
# National Trail Pizza and Ice Cream, Oct. 7, 107 W. Main St., Kirkersville, standard inspection with violations reported. 1. Paper towels required at hand sink. 2. Clean door gaskets on Beverage Air two door prep cooler. 3. Clean small Beverage Air prep cooler of food debris and mold. 4. Clean door and handle area to remove food debris buildup on Coke cooler. 5. Repair/replace handle on Coke cooler. 6. Clean return air grill to remove dust and debris. 7. Clean Lasko portable fan to remove dust and debris.
# Ross Granville Market, Oct. 7, 484 S. Main St., Granville, standard inspection with violations reported. 1. Replace torn, damaged door gaskets on produce cooler door. 2. Clean fans and fan guards in dairy cooler extension and deli walk-in cooler. 3. Clean table mounted can opener. 4. Replace loose cover base under three bay sink. 5. Replace water-damaged ceiling tile in grocery back stock room.
# Willow Run Golf Club Inc., Oct. 7, Ohio 310 and Ohio 161, Newark, standard inspection with no violations reported.
# Broadview Golf Course, Oct. 7, 5694 Headley's Mill Road, Pataskala, standard inspection with no violations reported.
# Watkins Memorial Athletic Association, Oct. 7, 8868 Watkins Road, Pataskala, standard inspection with no violations reported.
# Hayman's Dairy Bar, Oct. 8, 103 W. Main St., Hebron, standard inspection with violations reported. 1. Food uncovered in Delfield freezer. 2. Door seals on Beverage Air cooler are torn.
# Constar-Main, Oct. 8, 610 O'Neill Drive, Newark, standard inspection with no violations reported.
# Raccoon International Golf Club, Oct. 9, 3275 Worthington Road, Alexandria, standard inspection with violations reported. 1. Bagged, whole onions stored on floor. 2. Clean interior of microwave to remove food splatters. 3. Hand soap and paper towels needed at hand sink. 4. Repair floor where damaged in front of hand sink.
# White Feather Farms of Ohio, Oct. 9, 13231 Refugee Road, Pataskala, standard inspection with violations reported. 1. Macaroni salad need properly labeled. 2. New test strips needed.
# Kid's Space Inc. at Granville Elementary School, Oct. 9, 310 Ganger St., Granville, standard inspection with violation reported. 1. Observed staff member handle ready-to-eat food with bare hands.
# Kid's Space Inc. at Granville Intermediate, Oct. 9, 2025 New Burg St., Granville, standard inspection with violation reported. 1. Single use/single serve articles shall be displayed and dispensed so that contamination of food contact surfaces is prevented.
# Cottage Restaurant, Oct. 10, 2710 N. High St., Newark, standard inspection with violations reported. 1. Food uncovered in the Frigidaire freezer. 2. Sides of fryer, oven and under grill have grease and food particles. 3. Ceiling and guard on fan in walk-in cooler have dust and dirt. 4. Some lights are burned out in kitchen. 5. No lids on Dumpster. 6. Scattered trash on ground.
# Constar-Main (AVI Food Systems), Oct. 8, 610 O'Neill Drive, Newark, standard inspection with no violations reported.
# Resinoid Engineering -- Main (AVI Food Systems), Oct. 8, 251 O'Neill Drive, Hebron, standard inspection with no violations reported.
# The Boeing Co. -- Krib Corner (AVI Food Systems), Oct. 8, 801 Irving Wick Drive, Hebron, standard inspection with no violations reported.
# The Boeing Co. -- Post 3 (AVI Food Systems), Oct. 8, 801 Irving Wick Drive, Hebron, standard inspection with no violations reported.
# The Boeing Co. -- Mezzanine (AVI Food Systems), Oct. 8, 801 Irving Wick Drive, Hebron, standard inspection with no violations reported.
# The Boeing Co. -- C/R 9 (AVI Food Systems), Oct. 8, 801 Irving Wick Drive, Hebron, standard inspection with no violations reported.
# The Boeing Co. -- Mickey Location (AVI Food Systems), Oct. 8, 801 Irving Wick Drive, Heath, standard inspection with no violations reported.
# The Boeing Co. -- Blue Room (AVI Food Systems), Oct. 8, 801 Irving Wick Drive, Heath, standard inspection with no violations reported.

CANADA: New restaurant inspection reports
18.oct.08
Bayshore Broadcasting Corporation
Peter Jackson, Canadian Press
http://www.radioowensound.com/news.php?id=15410
Restaurants in London and Middlesex County will soon be posting green, yellow or red health inspection reports.
A green sticker means the restaurant has no food safety problems.
A yellow sticker means the premises failed to meet all of the health unit requirements, but none that would pose a health threat.
Red indicates it's not safe to eat there and the eatery has been closed.
The Middlesex-London Health Unit approved the new reporting system Thursday night.
Health unit official Jim Reffle says he expects the signs will go up next year.
The system of green, red and yellow-coded reports has been in place for the past eight years in Toronto.
It's also used in Peel and Halton regions.

OKLAHOMA: Despite E. coli cases, Locust Grove restaurant was allowed to keep serving customers
19.oct.08
News Oklahoma
By Tony Thornton, Randy Ellis and Nolan Clay
http://newsok.com/examining-an-outbreak/article/3313197
State Health Department officials allowed a Locust Grove restaurant to stay open temporarily — even after confirming six of eight initial food poisoning victims had eaten its food, internal documents show. That decision may have resulted in additional people getting sick.
Health Department officials admitted last week there is no set threshold in such cases for closing a restaurant suspected of being the source of an outbreak.
The August outbreak ultimately proved to be the nation's largest of a rare strain of E. coli. One person died, 72 were hospitalized and 241 others got sick before the outbreak was contained.
“Obviously, with an outbreak this large in scope, there will be lessons learned that we can apply to future outbreak investigations,” Health Department spokeswoman Leslea Bennet-Webb said.
Health Department officials were dispatched to northeastern Oklahoma the night of Aug. 22 in response to multiple reports of food poisoning.
E-mail records show that by the next day, health officials determined that three of four sick people interviewed had eaten at the Country Cottage restaurant. By Aug. 24, it was six out of eight.
Still, they held off in notifying the public or ordering the restaurant to close.
“We do not have enough info at the current time to implicate this establishment as the likely source,” one health official wrote in an e-mail just after noon Aug. 24.
“This may leak out to the media today, though.”
One or more of the E. coli victims ate food prepared by the Country Cottage on Aug. 24, Health Department officials confirmed last week.
Bennet-Webb said health officials acted quickly.
E-mails obtained through an open records request indicate several health officials worked late Friday and throughout the weekend in hopes of identifying the bacteria and the outbreak's source.
“Just because you hear anecdotally about people eating there, that doesn't necessarily mean there's enough to prove” that the Country Cottage was the source of the outbreak, Bennet-Webb said.
Documents show health officials let the owners close voluntarily Aug. 26. Officials discussed going to court if the owner turned uncooperative or moved from shock to the “anger phase” and decided to reopen.
The Health Department first publicly mentioned the Country Cottage as a possible contamination source Aug. 25, saying in a prepared release that “a large number of persons who became ill” had eaten there. That date was a Monday, the restaurant's regular day to be closed.
The investigation ultimately showed that every person who became ill had eaten food prepared by Country Cottage, but no single food item has been identified as the source, Bennet-Webb said.

BARFBLOG: 131 sick from E. coli linked to Harvey’s in North Bay, Canada
17.oct.08
barfblog
Doug Powell
Barfblog Post
The North Bay Parry Sound District health unit reports there are now a total of 131 cases of which 22 are lab confirmed for E coli O157:H7, and 22 people are still under investigation.
http://www.nugget.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1252724
The investigation is localized to Harvey’s Restaurant on Algonquin Avenue in North Bay. Included are cases being investigated by 4 other health units.
The people who are ill range from 1 to 84 years old. Symptoms of illness from E. coli O157:H7 include diarrhea which may be bloody, stomach cramps, and/or vomiting and possibly a fever. Anyone suffering with these symptoms is advised to seek medical attention.
Dr. Catherine Whiting, Medical Officer of Health, stresses “that people who are ill with E. coli must take precautions to prevent the spread of the bacteria to other people. Thorough hand washing, using soap and hot running water, particularly after toileting, before any food contact, or changing diapers is a must.”
As I told the Toronto Globe and Mail, the source could have been contaminated meat coupled with a failure in cooking, fresh produce such as lettuce used in burgers and salads, or an employee.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081017.ECOLI17/TPStory/National
“Just because it's a Harvey's, you can't assume it's the hamburger,” said Doug Powell, associate professor of food safety at Kansas State University. “It could be a fresh product, something that's not cooked and it could be distributed to other places.”
It's important for health officials to figure out the source of the problem quickly so they can reduce the risk to others if necessary, he said.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081016.Coli16/BNStory/National/home
However, for 131 to be sick from a restaurant that company president Rick McNabb said serves at least 300 meals daily suggests a fairly massive level of contamination.
http://www.saultstar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1250003
There’s a lot of E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks right now. I’m sure public health types are looking for DNA fingerprint matches and will publicize results as soon as they are available.
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_10729871
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/125553.php

TORONTO: 4th Chinatown restaurant cited for pests
16.oct.08
TheStar.com
Paola Loriggio
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/518523
A fourth Chinatown restaurant has been cited for pest infestation, just across the street from the restaurant where rats were notoriously photographed last week.
Toronto health inspectors on Monday shuttered Swatow, on Spadina Ave. near D'Arcy St., citing "inadequate pest control," "failure to protect food from contamination," and other infractions, according to inspection records.
In this case, "it wasn't rats, it was cockroaches," said Rishma Govani, spokesperson for Toronto Public Health. She said sanitation was also an issue.
This is the latest in a string of pest-related penalties in the neighbourhood that began last week with Happy Seven, a late-night destination where rats were caught on camera by passersby and media outlets. Inspectors closed Happy Seven on Oct. 9, and scoured nearby blocks for signs of any further rat infestation.
Two more restaurants - Bright Pearl and Pho Hung - were penalized as a result of the sweep. They were ticketed for infractions from improperly storing garbage to poor maintenance of equipment, and received a conditional pass.
Happy Seven remains closed while the owners perform renovations on the ceiling, a task that should keep them busy at least until the weekend, said Rishma Govani, spokesperson for Toronto Public Health.

OHIO: Restaurant inspection report
16.oct.08
The Newark Advocate
http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20081016/NEWS01/810160345
# CVS Pharmacy No. 3174, Sept. 29, 1370 W. Main St., Newark, standard inspection with violation. 1. Floor in storage room is dirty.
# Flying Colors Public School, Sept. 29, 119 Union St., Newark, standard inspection with no violations.
# Newark Eastland Center, Sept. 29, 986 E. Main St., Newark, standard inspection with violation. 1. No thermometer in cooler.
# Victoria's Parlour, Sept. 30, 134 E. Broadway, Granville, complaint inspection with no violations.
# Alexandria Elementary After School, Sept. 30, College St., Alexandria, standard inspection with no violations.
# Pataskala Sunoco, Sept. 30, 7032 E. Broad St., Pataskala, follow-up inspection with violations. 1. All lights but one out in Brown walk-in cooler. 2. Repair/replace lights in back room by ice machine. 3. Replace missing light shield in area by area sink. 4. Delfield cooler (inoperable) needs stored somewhere other than food prep area. 5. Remove paper towel dispenser in area of three-bay sink.
# The Winery at Otter Creek, Sept. 30, 5291 Bennington Chapel Road, Johnstown, standard inspection with no violations.
# Teheran Grotto Inc., Sept. 30, 124 Waterworks Road, Newark, standard inspection with no violations.
# St. John's Fellowship Hall, Sept. 30, 6004 Linnville Road, Newark, standard inspection with violations. 1. Door seal is torn on True refrigerator. 2. Interior of microwave has food splash.
# Dollar General Store No. 8977, Sept. 30, 5246 Walnut Road, Newark, standard inspection with violations. 1. No vacuum breaker or hose spigot for mop sink. 2. No thermometer in milk/juice cooler.
# Wendi's Kitchen, Sept. 30, 10960 Hebron Road, Buckeye Lake, 30-day inspection with no violations.
# Taco Bell No. 16735, Sept. 30, 10800 Hebron Road, Buckeye Lake, standard inspection with violations. 1. No thermometer in potato bin. 2. Food under shelves in walk-in cooler has miscellaneous debris.
# Middle School Teen Center Program, Oct. 1, 110 W. Broadway, Granville, standard inspection with no violations.
# Denison University-Slayter III (The Roost), Oct. 1, Denison University, Granville, foodborne inspection with violations. 1. Paper towels needed at hand sink. 2. Single serve items (in cases) must be stored 6 inches off floor.
# Denison University-Slayter Snack Bar, Oct. 1, Denison University, Granville, foodborne inspection with violations. 1. Several dented cans found on shelves. 2. Shelves by door need bottom shelf moved to minimum of six inches of floor. 3. Kolpak outside walk-in freezer display inoperable (work order written on file). 4. Herrel walk-in cooler door gaskets need replaced. 5. True cooler door gaskets need replaced. 6. Victory single-door cooler door gaskets need replaced. 7. Herrel walk-in cooler outside thermometer needs calibrated. 8. Clean behind under/around equipment in grill area. 9. Clean door handle of ice machine. 10. Clean metal shelving clean dishes are stored on. 11. Clean door handle of Kolpak outside walk-in freezer. 12. Clean debris from floor. 13. Clean food debris from floor under shelves in Herrel walk-in freezer. 14. Clean fans, fan guards and evaporators to remove dust/debris in both Herrel walk-in units. 15. Clean wall of Herrel walk-in cooler to remove food debris. 16. Resurface/replace cutting board on True cooler. 17. Replace cutting board in Deli area. 18. No thermometer in Coke display cooler or V8 display cooler. 19. Clean wall/floor area around dishwasher. 20. Hand wash signage needed at both hand sinks in kitchen areas. 21. Clean top of pizza oven 22. Clean door and handle of McCall cooler of food residue. 23. Clean door of McCall proofer of food residue. 24. Clean door and handle of Duracol cooler of food residue. 25. Clean fans, fanguards and evaporators in Duracool walk-in to remove dust/debris. 26. Move shelf in Duracool walk-in cooler so shelf is 6 inches minimum off the floor.
# Moore Pizza, Oct. 1, 70 S. Chalfant St., Newark, standard inspection with violation. 1. Deli meats in walk-in are not date marked.
# One Stop Shop Market, Oct. 1, 806 W. Main St., Newark, standard inspection with no violations.
# Heath Middle School, Oct. 1, 310 Licking View Drive, Heath, standard inspection with no violations.
# Licking County Christian Academy, Oct. 1, 81 Licking View Drive, Heath, standard inspection with violations. 1. No thermometer in Kenmore refrigerator. 2. No metal stem thermometer. 3. Wrong test strips.
# Aldi Food Store No. 54, Oct. 1, 775 S. 30th St., Heath, standard inspection with no violations.
# Garfield Elementary, Oct. 1, 680 S. 30th St., Heath, standard inspection with no violations.
# Stevenson Elementary, Oct. 1, 152 Cynthia St., Heath, standard inspection with no violations.
# Toys R Us 8934, Oct. 2, 851 S. 30th St., Heath, standard inspection with no violations.
# Gorant's Candy, Cards and Gifts, Oct. 2, 771 S. 30th St., Heath, standard inspection with no violations.
# Auntie Anne's, Oct. 2, 771 S. 30th St., Heath, standard inspection with violation. 1. Door seal torn on True refrigerator.
# Davis-Shai House, Oct. 2, 301 Central Parkway, Heath, standard inspection with no violations.
# Papa Murphy's, Oct. 2, 75 Central Parkway, Heath, standard inspection with violations. 1. Bulk food container with flour was not labeled. 2. No thermometer in display cooler. 3. Sampling oven has food buildup. 4. One Dumpster has lid missing.
# Dollar Tree 15, Oct. 2, 617 Hebron Road, Heath, standard inspection with no violations.
# Creno's Pizza, Oct. 2, 279 Deo Drive, Newark, standard inspection with no violations.
# Bottle Shoppe Drive Thru, Oct. 2, 303 E. Main St., Newark, standard inspection with violation. 1. Door jambs in Coke and Pepsi reach-in has debris collected on them.
# Duke and Duchess Shoppe, Oct. 2, 999 E. Main St., Newark, standard inspection with violation. One unreadable violation.
# Holly's Dairy Bar, Oct. 2, 182 National Drive, Newark, standard inspection with no violations.
# Carmen's Pizza, Oct. 2, 106 W. National Drive, Newark, standard inspection with violations. 1. Mold on door seals. 2. Light shield missing.
# Christy's Pizza and Subs, Oct. 2, 15 E. Church St., Newark, standard inspection with no violations.
# Denison University-Bandersnatch, Oct. 3, Denison University, Granville, foodborne inspection with violations. 1. No sanitizer test strips. 2. Some type of separation needed between mop sink and three-bay sink. 3. When GE microwave is no longer repairable, it must be replaced with an approved commercial unit. 4. Cloth covered storage not acceptable.
# Frank H. Chambers Stadium, Oct. 3, 401 S. Oregon St., Johnstown, standard inspection with violation. 1. Need shields on lights in both sides.
# Watkins Memorial Athletic Association, Oct. 3, 8868 Watkins Road, Pataskala, standard inspection with no violations.
# McKean Community Organization, Oct. 4, 6885 North St., Newark, standard inspection with no violations.
# Granville Fall Softball, Oct. 4, Racoon Valley Park, Granville, standard inspection with no violations.
# First Community Church, Oct. 4, 627 National Road, Hebron, standard inspection with no violations.
# O'Moos, Oct. 6, 1872 Cherry Valley Road, Newark, standard inspection with no violations.
# My Place Day Care, Oct. 6, 1335 E. Main St., Newark, standard inspection with violation. 1. Several gnats in kitchen.
# Jeffries' Supply, Oct. 6, 44 N. Fourth St., Newark, standard inspection with violation. 1. Paint is chipped and floor joists are exposed in back room.
# Ben Franklin, Oct. 6, 112 W. Main St., Newark, standard inspection with no violations.
# John Gilbert Reese Center, Oct. 6, 1209 University Drive, Newark, standard inspection with no violations.
# OSU-N/COTC Warner Center, Oct. 6, 1219 University Drive, Newark, 30-day inspection with violation. 1. Floor drains are missing on floor drains. Refrigerated display is holding at 48 degrees F.
# Noah's Ark Creative Care, Oct. 6, 1255 Nadine Drive, Newark, standard inspection with no violations.
# Heath Corner Market, Oct. 6, 585A Irving Wick Drive, Heath, standard inspection with violation. 1. Seal hand sink and three-bay sink to wall.
# Target, Oct. 6, 270 Airport Parkway, Heath, standard inspection with violations. 1. Spill of fountain syrup on floor in back room. 2. Door seals on coolers have mold/mildew.
# Walgreens No. 10810, Oct. 6, 764 Hebron Road, Heath, standard inspection with violation. 1. Scattered trash on ground by Dumpster.
# Donatos Pizzeria No. 187, Oct. 6, 527 Hebron Road, Heath, standard inspection with violations. 1. Bread is on floor in walk-in freezer. 2. Door seals on food prep coolers have food particles.
# Papa John's Pizza, Oct. 6, 566 Hebron Road, Heath, standard inspection with violations. 1. Washing equipment and utensils in middle sink of three-bay sink. 2. Sanitizer in three-bay sink greater that 400 ppm. 3. No thermometer in small holiday cooler. 4. First sink of three-bay sink will not hold water properly.
# The Broadway Delicatessen, Oct. 6, 2790 Columbus Road, Granville, standard inspection with violations. 1. No thermometer found in Beverage Air display cooler, Delfield two-door cooler or Continental two-door cooler. 2. Replace torn, damaged door gaskets on left hand door of Delfield cooler. 3. Clean can opener and mounting base to remove food debris. 4. Clean wall mount fan to remove debris. 5. Clean underneath Delfield cooler. 5. Store single serve, boxed items minimum of six inches off floor. 6. Single serve utensils need to be displayed with handles facing up. 7. Hair restraints are required for all food employees.
# Denison University-Curtis Dining Hall, Oct. 6, Denison University, Granville, follow-up inspection with violations. 1. Herrel walk-in freezer parts ordered. 2. Inoperable lights in hood area have work order written. 3. Work order written on repair/replacement of lights throughout kitchen prep, storage and dishwash areas. 4. Servicing of under counter cooler by salad bar in progress at time of inspection. 5. Fan by three-bay sink still needs cleaned. 6. Clean handles of reach-in coolers/freezers to remove food debris buildup. 7. Both dishwashers do not meet required temperatures for wash and rinse.
# Horizon Petroleum, Oct. 6, 13075 Worthington Road, Newark, follow-up inspection with violations. 1. Light shield still on order for cooler. 2. Three lights by coffee area need serviced so they are operable, shield also needed on one. 3. Water damaged ceiling tile in same area needs replaced.

TEXAS: IHOP could reopen this weekend
16.oct.08
Amarillo.com
David Pittman
http://www.amarillo.com/stories/101608/new_news9.shtml
The International House of Pancakes on Western Street in Amarillo, which closed last month for a third time due to salmonella poisoning, could reopen within the next seven days, an owner said Wednesday.
"If the planets align and everything goes perfectly, I could ask the (city) health department to reopen this weekend," said Robert Tomlinson, senior vice president of operations for the restaurant franchisee.
Meanwhile, the IHOP at Interstate 40 and Ross Street has remained open and has no connection to the outbreak.
The troubled IHOP is awaiting results from two separate, private labs before it can reapply to the city to reopen its doors. The labs tested for salmonella from surfaces collected at the IHOP on Western adjacent to I-40.
One lab's results show the restaurant is free of the bacteria, and results from the second lab should be available today, Tomlinson said.
Health officials required the IHOP to complete the tests along with 14 other measures before reopening.
The restaurant closed Sept. 17 - the third closing since June - as health officials investigated the cause of the latest outbreak.
Officials have tied 25 cases of salmonella poisoning to the September outbreak at IHOP and more than 100 to the one in June. Although the restaurant has closed three times, health officials say there were only two distinct outbreaks, not three.
IHOP closed twice in June in response to one rash of cases.
Dr. Rush Pierce, health authority for Potter and Randall counties, said earlier this month that officials believe the salmonella bacteria congregated in water used to warm syrup bottles before being taken to customer tables.
All IHOP restaurants nationally have agreed to end the method to warm syrup bottles.

COLORADO: Boulder sub shop sued in E. coli case
16.oct.08
Denver Post
Joey Bunch
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_10729871
A University of Colorado student is suing a Boulder sandwich shop after a bout with an E. coli infection that hospitalized her twice.
Katie Pendelton filed suit Tuesday in Boulder County District Court.
The CU sophomore and members of her sorority ordered food from Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches at 1125 13th St., near the CU campus on Sept. 21 and Sept. 22. Pendelton and others in the Boulder area fell ill.
The next day, the suit alleges, Pendelton suffered severe nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. Three days after that she went to an emergency room for dehydration and pain. She was hospitalized again the next day as her symptoms worsened, her attorneys stated. She stayed in the hospital until Oct. 2.
Health officials closed the Jimmy John's for two days earlier this month and the shop threw out all of its food after an E. coli breakout infected 18 people.

University of COLORADO student files E. coli lawsuit against Jimmy John's
15.oct.08
Marler Blog
Bill Marler
http://www.marlerblog.com/2008/10/articles/legal-cases/university-of-colorado-student-files-e-coli-lawsuit-against-jimmy-johns/index.html
A University of Colorado student infected with E. coli O157:H7 filed suit yesterday in the District Court of Boulder County (copy of complaint).
On the weekend of September 20 and 21 2008, Ms. Pendelton’s sorority purchased sandwiches from Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches and served them to members. On September 23, Ms. Pendelton began to experience severe gastrointestinal symptoms including nausea, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea; by September 24, her diarrhea had become bloody. On September 26, Ms. Pendelton sought medical care at the emergency room, where she was hydrated, given pain medication, and released. Overnight, her symptoms continued to worsen and when she returned to the hospital on September 27, she was admitted. She remained hospitalized until October 2, where her E. coli O157:H7 infection was confirmed. She continues to experience symptoms of her illness.
Boulder County Health officials have linked Ms. Pendelton and 17 other local E. coli infections to the Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches restaurant located at 1125 13th Street in Boulder, Colorado. Many of the ill are students.
“This outbreak underscores the ominous trend in E. coli cases that we have seen in the United States since the spring of 2007,” said Ms. Pendelton’s attorney William Marler. “According to the CDC, there were several years where E. coli cases declined by nearly 40%. Unfortunately, that positive trend has disappeared.”
E. coli is often contracted by consuming food or beverage that has been contaminated by animal (especially cattle) manure. The majority of food borne E. coli outbreaks has been traced to contaminated ground beef; however leafy vegetables that have been contaminated in fields or during processing have been increasingly identified as the source of outbreaks, as have unpasteurized milk and cheese, unpasteurized apple juice and cider, alfalfa and radish sprouts, orange juice, and even water. There have also been outbreaks associated with petting zoos and agricultural fairs.

ONTARIO: Health Unit reports an increase of E coli cases overnight
15.oct.08
BayToday.ca
Kate Adams
http://www.baytoday.ca/content/news/details.asp?c=28202
The Health Unit’s caseload of people who are ill with symptoms of E coli O157:H7 has increased overnight, as was anticipated. There are now 14 lab-confirmed cases of E coli and 38 are under investigation, bringing the total to 52 cases connected to this E coli outbreak investigation. All of the people who have become ill are linked to the Harvey’s Restaurant on Algonquin Avenue since September 28th 2008.
“Unfortunately, because of the number of meals served at Harvey’s Restaurant on a daily basis and the long incubation period of E coli O157:H7, we did predict that there would be an increase in the number of people who might be affected.” says Dr. Catherine Whiting, Medical Officer of Health. “Right now, I can tell you that the ages of the people who are ill range from 9 years old up to 84 years of age. Some of them are in hospital and some are recovering at home.”
Public Health Inspectors continue to collect information and analyze data to ensure that all possible sources of E coli are being investigated. City of North Bay emergency crews also conducted extra testing on the municipal water during the weekend. Lab test results confirm that drinking water is not the source.
“I also wish to remind people who work in daycares, health care facilities or in the food service industry that extra precautions must be taken before returning to work if you have been ill due to E coli O157:H7.” Says Dr. Catherine Whiting, “To prevent secondary transmission at your workplace, you should have a doctor’s note that states your lab results are negative.”
Symptoms of illness from E coli O157:H7 include bloody diarrhea, stomach cramps, and/or vomiting and possibly a fever. Anyone suffering with these symptoms is advised to seek medical attention.
To prevent secondary infection at home, among family members of people who have been exposed to E coli O157:H7, the following precautions are recommended:
1. Ensure thorough hand washing, using soap and hot running water, before any food contact, and after any toileting or changing of diapers.
2. To effectively clean under fingernails, use a nailbrush and soap under hot running water. Rinse thoroughly.
3. Have separate towels for affected individuals.
4. Clean bathroom fixtures – taps, toilets, and doorknobs – at least once daily with an antiseptic cleaning agent such as bleach and water (1:10). A separate bathroom for an affected individual is best, if possible.
5. Laundering clothing, especially underclothes, should be done in hot water and dried in a hot dryer for a recommended duration of at least half an hour. If a garment cannot be put in the dryer, direct sunshine is of benefit.
For more information, the Health Unit has opened E coli information phone lines from 8:30 am until 7:00 pm, for today and tomorrow. Phone (705) 474-1400 or 1-800-563-2808. More information is also available online at www.healthunit.biz.

CHICAGO: West Loop restaurant shut by City Health Department
14.oct.08
CDPH Public Information Office
Tim Hadac
http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalContentItemAction.do?contentOID=537015276&contenTypeName=COC_EDITORIAL&topChannelName=Dept&entityName=HealthBarfblog Post
A West Loop restaurant remains closed this morning, after being shut down Thursday by inspectors from the Chicago Department of Public Health (CPDH).
Bar Louie, 741 W. Randolph, was shut down after CDPH inspectors discovered over 1,000 rat feces in a basement storage area.
Additionally, the restaurant was cited for front and rear doors with gaps that allow access to rodents and insects, fruit flies in the kitchen, a poorly maintained outside garbage area (with trash overflowing onto the ground), no sanitizing solution in the automatic dishwashing machine, and no hot water at sinks through the establishment.
“We take food safety seriously, and these are the types of unacceptable violations that leave the door wide open for food borne illness,” stated CDPH Commissioner Terry Mason, M.D. “Bar Louie will not be allowed to re-open until it has taken corrective action and passed re-inspection.”
The enforcement action was the 203rd time in 2008 that Health Department inspectors have shut a food establishment for violations of the Chicago Health Code.
Representatives of Bar Louie will have to explain themselves at an administrative hearing on November 6 and pay a fine expected to total $2,000.
Bar Louie has 11 locations in the Chicago area, six in the city itself. Three of the city locations have been shut down this year for health violations. The Hyde Park location was shut down on October 1 by the Mayor’s Dumpster Task Force, and the Taylor Street location was shut down by CDPH on August 28.
Chicagoans who believe that a restaurant or other food establishment is operating in an unsafe manner are encouraged to dial 311 and report it.

ONTARIO: Fast food restaurant focus of E. coli outbreak
14.oct.08
BayToday.ca
Kate Adams, North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit
http://www.baytoday.ca/content/news/details.asp?c=28192
Barfblog Post
The Health Unit is investigating a number of possible food sources related to the E. coli outbreak and many cases are traced back to Harvey’s restaurant located at 1899 Algonquin Avenue in North Bay.
“To protect the health of the public, and based on initial analysis, I ordered the closure of the Harvey’s restaurant on Algonquin on Sunday evening at 9 pm as a precautionary measure,” said Dr. Catherine Whiting, Medical Officer of Health, North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit. “At that time, our health inspectors conducted a thorough inspection of the premises and collected food samples for testing. Until we receive the lab results, we cannot confirm the source of the E. coli contamination. At this point in the investigation, it appears to have been limited to this North Bay location.”
The Health Unit continues to investigate all possible food sources and Harvey’s is cooperating fully with the investigation.
“The health and safety of our guests is our most important priority,” said Harvey’s President Rick McNabb. “We are cooperating fully with the Health Unit to determine the cause, and we take this matter very seriously.”
Currently there are seven laboratory confirmed cases of E. coli O0157:H7 and 20 others under investigation. The incubation period for E. coli is from 24 hours to 10 days; therefore, there may be more cases. If you experience bloody diarrhea, stomach cramps, vomiting and/or fever, the health unit advises you to seek medical attention immediately.
If you have symptoms or are in close contact with someone who has these symptoms, be sure to:
• Wash hands thoroughly with soap and hot running water before food contact and after toileting or changing diapers
• Effectively clean under fingernails with a nailbrush and soap with hot running water
• Have separate towels for those who are sick
• Clean bathroom taps, toilets, and doorknobs at least once a day with an antiseptic cleaner (such as 1 part bleach in 10 parts of water)
• Wash clothes, especially underclothes, in hot water and dry in a hot dryer for at least half an hour. If a dryer is not available, dry in direct sunshine
For more information, visit the Health Unit’s web site at www.healthunit.biz or call (705) 474-1400, or 1-800-563-3808.

GEORGIA: Restaurant inspection scores
14.oct.08
The Northeast Georgian
http://www.thenortheastgeorgian.com/articles/2008/10/14/news/business/03business.txt
Following is the foodservice inspection for Oct. 1-5 by the Habersham County Health Department's Environmental Health Section.
A score of 85 and above is considered passing. Foodservice establishments are required to post their score sheets in public so that customers can review them.
For more information about an inspection, contact the environmental health office at 706-776-7659.
Oct. 1
* Habersham Head Start, 291 Light St., Baldwin. Inspection time: 11 a.m. Purpose of inspection: routine. Score: 100; current grade: A; last score: 96. Comments: Great work!
Oct. 2
* Demorest Elementary, 3116 Demorest-Mt. Airy Highway, Demorest. Inspection time: 10:45 a.m. Purpose of inspection: routine. Score: 96; current grade: A; last score: 100. Out of compliance with the following: Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized. Comments: Have rinse temperature on dishwasher increased to meet proper parameters; have temperature gauge (rinse) repaired on dishwasher; clean/sanitize icemaker thoroughly on regular basis. Note: Maintenance has been notified of above item. Facility extremely clean!
* Habersham County Ninth Grade Academy, 3115 Demorest-Mt. Airy Highway, Demorest. Inspection time: 10 a.m. Purpose of inspection: routine. Score: 100; current grade: A; last score: 97. Comments: Good job.
Oct. 6
* North Georgia Technical College, 1600 Highway 197 N., Clarkesville. Inspection time: 10:45 a.m. Purpose of inspection: routine. Score: 94; current grade: A; last score: 96. Out of compliance with the following: Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized. Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, handled. Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored, used. Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used. Comments: Ice machine should be cleaned and sanitized on a regular basis. Air dry all utensils before stacking. Make sure all plastic utensils are stored handles up!
Please repair the large walk-in freezer.
* Piedmont College, 165 Central Ave., Demorest. Inspection time: 2:30 p.m. Purpose of inspection: routine. Score: 100; current grade: A. Comments: Good work!

OHIO: Restaurant inspection report
13.oct.08
Newark Advocate
http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20081013/NEWS01/810130309
# Cheng's Buffet and Grill, Sept. 15, 1671 Log Pond Drive, Newark, standard inspection with violations. 1. Grout is low in dish room. 2. Floor is dirty under and around equipment. 3. Debris has collected in/on trench drains. One other unreadable violation.
# Cheng's Gourmet, Sept. 15, 791 Deo Drive, Newark, standard inspection with violations. 1. Lids on Dumpster are open. 2. Lights burnt out in kitchen. 3. Foods not date marked.
# Duke and Duchess Shoppe, Sept. 16, 724 Union St., Newark, standard inspection with no violations.
# Walgreens No. 7541, Sept. 16, 1425 N. 21st St., Newark, standard inspection with no violations.
# Little Einstein Learning Center, Sept. 16, 1787 N. 21st St., Newark, standard inspection with no violations.
# Denison University-Morgan Dining Hall, Sept. 25, Denison University, Granville, foodborne inspection with violations. 1. No paper towels at hand sink. 2. No test strips found for sanitizer used. 3. Right hand door gasket on Traulsen cooler is torn and damaged. 4. Repair leak flowing from under dishwasher that runs across floor. 5. Replace missing ceiling tile over shelf. 6. Clean filters on ice machine to remove dust/debris. 7. Store single service, clean linens as required by rule.
# Kids Kountry Childcare, Sept. 29, 1331 Hebron Road, Heath, standard inspection with violation. 1. Handle on Frigidaire cooler is broken.
# Southtown Kids Club, Sept. 29, 645 Heath Road, Heath, standard inspection with no violations.
# Super 8 Motel, Sept. 29, 1177 S. Hebron Road, Heath, standard inspection with no violations.
# Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites, Sept. 29, 773 Hebron Road, Heath, standard inspection with violations. 1. Door seals on refrigerator have mold/mildew. 2. Top interior cavities of microwave has food splash.
# Quality Inn, Sept. 29, 733 Hebron Road, Heath, standard inspection with violations. 1. Top of stove in kitchen has food particles. 2. Interior of unused food prep cooler has food particles. 3. Interior of ice machine has mold/mildew. 4. No lid on trash container in employee restroom. 5. Using a pitcher to scoop ice out of ice machine.
# Hampton Inn, Sept. 29, 1008 Hebron Road, Heath, standard inspection with no violations.
# Toy Chest Day School, Sept. 29, 598 S. 30th St., Heath, standard inspection with no violations.
# Cherry Valley Elementary, Sept. 29, 1040 W. Main St., Newark, standard inspection with no violations.
# CVS Pharmacy No. 3094, Sept. 29, 379 E. Main St., Newark, standard inspection with violation(s). 1. Floor in storage room has debris collected on it.
# Panda Express, Sept. 29, 1795 N. 21st St., Newark, standard inspection with no violations.

CHINA: 61 Chinese banquet guests suffer food poisoning
13.oct.08
GMANews.TV
Associated Press
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/126740/61-Chinese-banquet-guests-suffer-food-poisoning
BEIJING -- State media says 61 villagers in northwest China were hospitalized for food poisoning after attending a wedding banquet.
Xinhua News Agency said Monday the villagers from Gansu province all suffered from fevers, stomachache, diarrhea and vomiting after attending last week's dinner.
The report said 17 patients were discharged but the others remained hospitalized. No deaths were reported, and samples of the food served at the banquet were being tested.
Calls to the local government rang unanswered.

INDIANA: Food inspections
12.oct.08
The News-Dispatch
http://thenewsdispatch.com/main.asp?SectionID=50&SubSectionID=72&ArticleID=17979&TM=47776.68
The La Porte County Health Department's restaurant inspection reports are valuable information for consumers, but they don't do the public much good if people don't see them.
They are public records, but few people go to the Health Department and ask to see the reports. The best way to inform the public is to require the reports to be posted at the entrance to the restaurant, so people can see how clean the place is before they sit down to eat. That's something La Porte County Commissioners should do.
Lana Buckles, chief sanitarian, said she attended a conference recently where the idea was discussed, and the state may adopt such a requirement, which would be another way to accomplish this. Some states already require posting of reports or at least letter grades, like A, B or C, she said.
Buckles said the Health Department's inspections have two goals, public safety and compliance. "If people know the score, we get more of No. 2, compliance." Naturally, restaurants would be very unhappy to post a poor report at their entrance. Therefore, they surely would make a greater effort to see that their food-service operations meet inspection.
Inspection reports don't become public records until 10 days after the inspection, Buckles said. This gives the restaurant time to respond. As for violations, most are corrected the same day as the inspection, and that becomes part of the report.
Rarely are violations so serious the business is closed, but it can be for rodent infestation or sewage backup, she said.
In all cases the Health Department works with the food preparer to meet the requirements. Food sellers fall into four categories, with full service restaurants getting inspected four times a year and places such as convenience stores typically once a year, depending on how much handling and preparation of food is involved.
The Health Department provides an important service, but it would be enhanced by posting their reports.
A good way to maintain cleanliness of the public kitchens is to spread the sanitizing rays of sunshine of full disclosure - getting these reports to the public.

COLORADO: Jimmy John's reopened after E. coli outbreak
10.oct.08
Boulder Daily Camera
Vanessa Miller
http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/oct/10/jimmy-johns-reopened-after-e-coli-outbreak/
Employees at the Jimmy John's sandwich shop on Boulder's University Hill slapped on plastic gloves early Friday and unlocked their front doors.
The sub shop at 1125 13th St. was shuttered for two days after Boulder County Public Health determined several people become sick with E. coli after eating there. The business reopened overnight Thursday because public health officials said Jimmy John's dumped its entire food supply and tested all its employees for the bacteria.
"They met all the requirements we asked of them," said Nisha Alden, Public Health epidemiologist. "They thoroughly cleaned and sanitized their restaurant. They're starting with a new supply of food, and they've screened their employees to make sure they're healthy."
Two more cases of E. coli were reported Thursday -- adding to the list of people sickened by the bacteria in Boulder. A total of 18 people have been connected with the outbreak, Alden said.
Andy Detsch, 27, of Boulder, who was sitting on a nearby bench Friday evening, said he won't be going to Jimmy John's for some time.
"Once my fiancee got sick at Panera, and we haven't gone back," he said. "That was two years ago."

CONNECTICUT: Dirty dining part 23: Edgewood's Best Buffet
10.oct.08
abc2news.com
Joce Sterman
http://www.abc2news.com/mostpopular/story.aspx?content_id=4a9d3b36-0029-4971-9ddb-89881e4d2337
It's a Harford County buffet with a built-in audience, thanks to a military base nearby. But as ABC2 News Investigator Joce Sterman explains, the troops that have stayed loyal to Best Buffet in Edgewood may be switching sides.
An all-you-can-eat buffet is the perfect place to fill a hungry soldier's belly. Just ask the Army’s Jamie Accoo. She says, “We eat here at least once a week with our whole unit. It's like 50 people." But Accoo and her crew may be doing an about face when it comes to eating at the Best Buffet in Edgewood, because what we found in the restaurant inspection reports for this place seemed to turn their stomachs, even though these guys are military cooks and food inspectors. Accoo tells us, "I know one thing; I'm not going to be eating there anymore."
It's a strong opinion based on what we showed this group was in the restaurant’s reports. We're going neighborhood by neighborhood, looking at places with the biggest number of violations and the consistent patterns we've seen in reports dating back to 2006. Those records show the staff here has cooked up a serious habit, serving up food that's out of temperature. It’s a critical violation that's forced inspectors to throw out food from the buffet in nine different inspections because it might not be safe to eat. That's a turnoff to customers, but some other guests at the buffet might not mind, including the mice that’ve left droppings that have been cited in three different inspections over the last two and a half years. Another soldier, who is actually a food inspector, told us, “I knew it was bad in there but I didn't think it was that bad. Mouse droppings are the worst. That’s really, really bad."
We went to Best Buffet to ask about the problems we saw in their paperwork. But a language barrier made it touch to talk to the manager, Wendy Zheng. Through several phone conversations we learned her family made drastic changes to this place last March. They changed the restaurant's name, fixed a bad cooling unit and fired staff members who'd been lax on proper cleaning and cooking methods. She told us they're doing a better job, but only time will tell if they're truly the "best" buffet in the health department's eyes. As for customers like Jamie Accoo, they're ready to hand out a medal of honor for what we uncovered in the restaurant’s record. She says, "If we hadn't seen you guys, we would never know, so thanks for that."

CHICAGO: Unclean cuisine: How does your favorite restaurant rate on health scale?
09.oct.08
Chicago Tribune
Monica Eng
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/food/chi-dirty-diningoct09,0,2423980.story?page=1
When Arleen Lopez and Sonya Enoch walk into a restaurant, it's like your mother-in-law dropping in unannounced. Except these two snoops are armed with flashlights, thermometers and keen eyes for "fresh, black and pointy rodent droppings."
Lopez and Enoch are inspectors for the Chicago Department of Public Health. And despite their pleasant faces, they're the last people restaurateurs want to see.
We found that out in dramatic fashion on a recent inspection tour with the pair. They put the fear of City Hall into one restaurant, closed down another and let us in on the warning signs that can help you decide whether a place is safe and clean.
Two quick lessons: Look for an inspection report on the wall that will tell you if serious problems were found during the last city visit. And don't necessarily judge a place by its tablecloths.
You would think, for example, that the humble Northwest Side store and taqueria where Enoch and Lopez kicked off a recent inspection run might fare worse than the upscale Polish place that followed. But guess which one survived?
Like all city inspectors, Enoch and Lopez show up at their assignments unannounced. So their arrival at the 30-seat taco joint was not a happy surprise. As Lopez explained in Spanish what was about to happen, the owner's face fell.
Within minutes, Lopez and Enoch were sitting at a table, going through copies of the taqueria's licenses and pest-control documents, and logging in the details by hand.
The inspectors know that during these 15 minutes of paperwork, proprietors are usually frantically cleaning up the kitchen. But Enoch was in no rush.
"They can only do surface cleaning," she said. "If there is a problem, we'll still find it. We pull tables and stoves away from the wall. They can't do it all in 15 minutes."
Enoch and Lopez, who usually work individually, employ a 44-item checklist that combines guidelines from the Illinois Department of Public Health and local city ordinances.

OHIO: Dining halls inspected after Denison students get sick
10.oct.08
Newark Advocate
Tiffany Aumann
http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20081010/UPDATES01/81010030
GRANVILLE -- More than 80 Denison University students developed an abdominal illness last month, prompting a thorough investigation of the university’s food services by the Licking County Health Department.
The investigation — which included lab tests, interviews with afflicted students and inspections of the dining halls — found violations at two dining halls but yielded no definitive answers to the cause of the sickness, said Joe Ebel, Licking County health commissioner.
Early lab results, however, indicated the presence of a norovirus, which causes gastroenteritis (commonly called “stomach flu”). Norovirus is a contagious virus that often causes nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps. Some people also experience a low-grade fever. It is passed from person to person or through contaminated surfaces.
Norovirus has made headlines for outbreaks on cruise ships and earlier this month at Georgetown University.
On Sept. 8, Denison University medical director Chuck Marty sent an e-mail message to students warning them of an gastroenteritis epidemic on campus. He advised students Health Services had seen at least 20 students with nausea and vomiting in the previous 18 hours.
“There does not seem to be any suggestion of an outbreak of food poisoning, as the ill students have come from different areas of campus,” he wrote. “However, we are notifying the Licking County Health Department so they can investigate the situation further if needed.”
He also shared tips in dealing with the symptoms and for preventing infection, such as frequent hand washing and not sharing food.
There have been no new gastroenteritis cases in more than 10 days.
The health department’s inspections, however, revealed multiple health violations at the university’s Huffman and Curtis dining halls. The inspection report for Curtis Dining Hall, dated Sept. 22, listed maintenance issues and some cleanliness issues regarding food debris and mold on equipment. Huffman was inspected Sept. 24. The inspector discovered broken thermometers and gaskets, and violations regarding inadequate cleaning. One faulty thermometer on a produce walk-in cooler resulted in a 37-degree interior falsely reading as 25 degrees.
The largest concern, Ebel said, was too low of water temperature in the dishwasher at both dining halls. The water should be hot enough to sanitize dishes. At Huffman, the wash cycle was 144 degrees Fahrenheit; the minimum required is 150 degrees.
In addition, an Oct. 1 inspection report for Slayter Snack Bar cited several broken cooler door gaskets, cutting boards that need replaced, and missing or incorrect thermometers, among other concerns.
Licking County Health Department conducted a follow-up inspection at Curtis Dining Hall Oct. 6 and found replacement parts had been ordered but the dishwasher temperatures were still too low. Huffman is scheduled for re-inspection Oct. 14.

ONTARIO: City's restaurant inspection system 'a farce'
10.oct.08
Toronto Sun
Bryn Weese
http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2008/10/10/7037266-sun.html
Is DineSafe dining scared?
The Happy Seven Restaurant on Spadina Ave. was shut down yesterday because of a rat problem, but only eight days earlier, it was given a green "pass" by city inspectors as part of Toronto's seven-year-old DineSafe program.
Once video footage of the rats was aired on CITY-TV Wednesday night, health inspectors revisited the site twice -- and didn't close the restaurant down.
"It's disgusting. How our health inspectors could give them a passing grade, I'm baffled by the whole situation," said Councillor Rob Ford.
"This is just a farce. The whole green card is just a bunch of nonsense."
There are 81 health inspectors who monitor 16,000 food establishments, including more than 6,000 restaurants.
Councillor John Fillion, chair of the city's public health board, said 41 restaurants have been shut down this year for "critical" health code violations.
"(The DineSafe program) is not faltering at all ... Our inspection system is very thorough, and it's very good, and it's very effective," he said, noting the public shouldn't lose confidence in the system because of what he called a "highly unusual situation."

MISSOURI: St. Charles County restaurant inspections
10.oct.08
STLtoday
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stcharles/story/A503C83E06A6E72C862574DE0014AC0C?OpenDocument
St. Charles County inspectors grade restaurants on a numerical scale with 100 being the best score. St. Peters inspectors use the ABC system for grading with A being the best, followed by a numerical rating to reflect the number of demerits. Only the numerical ratings are listed here. Violations are expected to be corrected by the time of the next inspection. Only the more serious infractions are listed here. Occasionally, other comments by inspectors will be listed.
SF, for Smoke Free, designates establishments where smoking is not allowed in the enclosed dining area.
NSF, for Not Smoke Free, means that smoking is allowed, whether throughout the dining area or in a separate section.
ST. CHARLES COUNTY
Soprano’s Pizza & Pasta, 1266 Bryan Road, O’Fallon. Sept 15. Score 95. Food products not being kept at proper temperatures. SF.
Subway Sandwiches & Salads, 619 North Main Street, O’Fallon. Sept. 15. Score 98. Flooring soiled in walk-in cooler. SF.
Subway Sandwiches & Salads, 119 O’Fallon Commons, O’Fallon. Sept. 15. Score 98. Food service license not posted. SF.
Pizza Hut, 2917 Highway K, O’Fallon. Sept. 15. Score 87. Manager’s certification was not posted. Person in charge must have ServSafe certificate. No one on duty certified. Dishwashing machine soiled (repeat violation). Flooring soiled in walk-in freezer (repeat violation). Food product improperly stored on the floor in walk-in freezer. Light shield missing on light in walk-in freezer. Fan guards soiled in walk-in cooler. SF.
Arby’s Roast Beef Restaurant, 2320 First Capitol Drive, St. Charles. Sept. 15. Score 94. Ice bin moldy. Ceiling dusty in food prep area. A violation was corrected. SF.
Denny’s, 1423 South Fifth Street, St. Charles. Sept. 15. Score 92. No hand towels provided at handwashing sink. Food product improperly stored in handwashing sink. Three compartment sink not sealed to wall. Ceiling panels missing in employee breakroom. NSF.
Wharf Pharmacy, 2175 West Terra Lane, O’Fallon. Sept. 15. Score 96. Cases of coffee improperly stored on the floor. No test strips provided for sanitizer. SF.
Kentucky Fried Chicken, 718 West Pearce Boulevard, Wentzville. Sept. 15. Score 100. No violations. SF.
Sonic Drive-In, 1906 Wentzville Parkway, Wentzville. Sept. 15. Score 96. Floor sink not sealed to wall. A violation was corrected. SF.
Queen Buffet, 1126 West Pearce Boulevard, Wentzville. Sept. 15. Score 88. Improper dispensing of bulk food product. A violation was corrected. SF.
Dairy Queen, 702 Church Street, Wentzville. Sept. 15. Score 95. A violation was corrected. SF.
Schnucks, deli, 6083 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, Cottleville. Sept. 15. Score 98. Lights not working properly in walk-in cooler. SF.
Schnucks, food bar, 6083 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, Cottleville. Sept. 15. Score 100. No violations. SF.
Schnucks, seafood, 6083 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, Cottleville. Sept. 15. Score 100. No violations. SF.
Dairy Queen, 3625 Highway K, O’Fallon. Sept. 16. Score 98. Gap at rear door. SF.
Del Taco, 1491 Mexico Loop Road, O’Fallon. Sept. 16. Score 88. Fruit flies in dishwashing area. Other violations corrected. SF.
HomeTown Buffet, 2352 Highway K, O’Fallon. Sept. 16. Score 98. Door seal to milk machine soiled. SF.
Doozel’s Frozen Custard, 3156 Elm Point Industrial Drive, St. Charles. Sept. 16. Score 96. Back door not protected against entry of pests. SF.
Gateway Medical Research, 400 Fountain Lakes Boulevard, St. Charles. Sept. 16. Score 95. Reach-in cooler not cold holding food temperatures at 41 degrees or lower, food products discarded. SF.
Imo’s Pizza, 3720 Elm Street, St. Charles. Sept. 16. Score 91. Line cooler not cold holding food temperatures at 41 degrees or lower, food product discarded. Handwashing sink not sealed. Ceiling dusty above food prep area. SF.
Sam’s Club, bakery, 2855 Veterans Memorial Parkway, St. Charles. Sept. 16. Score 91. Person in charge must have ServSafe certificate. No one on duty certified. Food products improperly stored on the floor in walk-in cooler. Wood palets improperly stored in walk-in cooler. SF.
Sam’s Club, cafe, 2855 Veterans Memorial Parkway, St. Charles. Sept. 16. Score 93. Manager’s certification was not posted. Person in charge must have ServSafe certificate. No one on duty certified. Sanitizer solution for wiping cloths not at proper strength. SF.
Embassy Suites, Caffeina’s, 2 Convention Center Plaza, St. Charles. Sept. 16. Score 93. Person in charge must have ServSafe certificate. No one on duty certified. Excessive use of towels in kitchen. SF.
Embassy Suites, cypress kitchen, 2 Convention Center Plaza, St. Charles. Sept. 16. Score 100. No violations. SF.
St. Charles Convention Center, concession, 1 Convention Center Plaza, St. Charles. Sept. 16. Score 100. No violations. SF.
St. Charles Convention Center, cyber cafe, 1 Convention Center Plaza, St. Charles. Sept. 16. Score 100. No violations. SF.
St. Charles Convention Center, main kitchen, 1 Convention Center Plaza, St. Charles. Sept. 16. Score 100. No violations.
SF.
Burger King, 891 Pic Parkway, Wentzville. Sept. 17. Score 98. Trash bin not covered proprely. SF.
West Allen Grill, 9 West Allen, Wentzville. Sept. 17. Score 98. Flooring in poor condition under steamer. NSF.
Cecil Whittaker’s Pizzeria, 1155 Wentzville Parkway, Wentzville. Sept. 17. Score 94. Wiping cloths not stored in sanitizer solution bucket between use. Flooring in poor condition at prep table. Improper dispensing of bulk product. SF.
Marylee’s Fudge & Gifts, 1313 Lake Saint Louis Boulevard, Lake Saint Louis. Sept. 17. Score 91. Provide cart or rack for air drying pots and pans. Need thermomter for freezer. SF.
Grappa Grill, 1644 Country Club Plaza, St. Charles. Sept. 17. Score 96. Cooling unit in food prep area in poor condition. Flooring near rear door in poor condition. Wall behind mop sink in poor condition. NSF.
Orazzio’s Pizzeria, 2012 Campus Drive, St. Charles. Sept. 17. Score 94. Fly strip hanging above food prep area. Hood vents soiled. Hole in ceiling. SF.
Thursday’s, 3434 Harry S. Truman Road, St. Charles. Sept. 17. Score 94. No hand soap provided at handwashing sink at bar. No hand towels provided at handwashing sink at bar. Soda gun heavily soiled at bar. Utensil laying in food product. NSF.
St. Andrews Mini Mart, 2000 Campus Drive, St. Charles. Sept. 17. Score 100. No violations. SF.
Noll’s Restaurant & Lounge, 579 Veterans Memorial Parkway, O’Fallon. Sept. 17. Score 100. No violations. NSF.
Fortel’s Pizza Den, 128 Triad Center West, O’Fallon. Sept. 17. Score 94. Door seal in poor condition on two-door cooler. Shelving and metal storage unit soiled in walk-in cooler. Light shield missing on light in walk-in cooler. SF.
Angelino’s Pizza, 114 Triad Center West, O’Fallon. Sept. 17. Score 94. Several ceiling panels in poor condition. Interior of pizza cooler soiled. Air vent dusty in kitchen. A violation was corrected. SF.
Great Wall Restaurant, 131 Civic Center Drive, Lake Saint Louis. Sept. 18. Score 98. A violation was corrected. SF.
Quizno’s Classic Subs, 171 Civic Center Drive, Lake Saint Louis. Sept. 18. Score 96. Can opener blade soiled. No hand soap provided at handwashing sink. SF.
Blue Sky Cafe & Bar, 9999 WingHaven Boulevard, O’Fallon. Sept. 18. Score 93. No consumer advisory on menus. A violation was corrected. NSF.
Lakeside Bar & Grill, 100 Cognac, Lake Saint Louis. Sept. 18. Score 90. Interior of microwave oven soiled. Back plate on ice machine soiled with mold. No hand towels provided at handwashing sink at bar. Utensil laying in bulk food product. NSF.
Lewis & Clark’s, An American Restaurant & Public House, 217 South Main Street, St. Charles. Sept. 18. Score 98. A violation was corrected. NSF.
Nancy’s Sweet Nothings, 1312 North Second Street, St. Charles. Sept. 18. Score 100. No violations. SF.
St. Joseph Health Center, 300 First Capitol Drive, St. Charles. Sept. 18. Score 96. Gaskets in poor condition on walk-in cooler. Several ceiling panels in poor condition. SF.
Moto Mart, 1020 South Fifth Street, St. Charles. Sept. 18. Score 96. Sponges at three compartment sink. Fan guards dusty. SF.
El Maguey Mexican Restaurant, 2337 Highway K, O’Fallon. Sept. 18. Score 89. Food products not at proper temperatures. Door seal in poor condition on reach-in cooler. No hand towels provided at handwashing sink. NSF.
Subway Sanwiches & Salads, 6249 Ronald Reagan Boulevard, Lake Saint Louis. Sept. 19. Score 95. Food product not at proper temperature. SF.
St. Louis Bread Co., 861 Robert Raymond Drive, Lake Saint Louis. Sept. 19. Score 100. No violations. SF.
Double D Market, 1300 Highway DD, Defiance. Sept. 19. Score 96. Cases of food product improperly stored on the floor in walk-in cooler. SF.
Ozella’s Pizzeria, 630 North Kingshighway, St. Charles. Sept. 22. Score 98. Fruit flies in kitchen. NSF.
King Edwards Fried Chicken, 1201 South Duchesne Drive, St. Charles. Sept. 22. Score 93. Establishment does not have an approved handwashing sink. Flooring soiled with food debris under food prep table. SF.
Vacarro & Sons Produce, 739 South Duchesne Drive, St. Charles. Sept. 22. Score 95. A violation was corrected. SF.
Wal-Mart, bakery, 1971 Wentzville Parkway, Wentzville. Sept. 22. Score 100. No violations. SF.
Wal-Mart, grocery, 1971 Wentzville Parkway, Wentzville. Sept. 22. Score 100. No violations. SF.
Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar, 3020 Highway K, O’Fallon. Sept. 22. Score 94. Gaps at exit door near bar and exit door in kitchen. Mops improperly stored, not air drying. Flooring in poor condition near fryers. Flooring soiled in walk-in freezer. SF.
Chevy’s Fresh-Mex Restaurant, 2005 Highway K, O’Fallon. Sept. 22. Score 98. Ice bin seal soiled. Top of dishwashing machine soiled. SF.
Imo’s Pizza, 2756 Highway K, O’Fallon. Sept. 22. Score 91. Manager’s certification was not posted. Person in charge must have ServSafe certificate. No one on duty certified. Door seals in poor condition on salad cooler. Interior of salad cooler soiled. SF.
Chuck E. Cheese’s, 2669 Veterans Memorial Parkway, St. Charles. Sept. 23. Score 98. Caulking moldy around three compartment sink. SF.
Outback Steakhouse, 1620 Country Club Plaza Drive, St. Charles. Sept. 23. Score 95. Significant amount of gnats in food prep and dishwashing areas. NSF.
Citgo, 3000 Highway 94 North, St. Charles. Sept. 23. Score 94. Counter top for soda station in poor condition. Ice bin moldy. Ceiling tiles in poor condition. Coved base in poor condition. NSF.
Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, 1377 Highway K, O’Fallon. Sept. 23. Score 100. No violations. NSF.
Bombay Grill, 20 Crossroads Plaza, O’Fallon. Sept. 23. Score 94. Dispensing utensils improperly stored in bulk food products. Light shield missing on light in kitchen. Hood vents soiled with grease. Wall in poor condition in women’s restroom. NSF.
Burkemper’s Family Restaurant, 512 Sonderen Street, O’Fallon. Sept. 23. Score 98. Ceiling panels in poor condition in dining room. NSF.
Hook ‘n Ladder Pub & Grill, 603 North Main Street, O’Fallon. Sept. 23. Score 98. Interior of microwave oven soiled. NSF.
88 China, 2649 Muegge Road, St. Charles. Sept. 24. Score 89. Food product out of original container, not date labeled. Excessive use of dry towels. Food products not covered properly in walk-in cooler. SF.
Bristol Seafood Grill, 2314 Technology Drive, O’Fallon. Sept. 24. Score 100. No violations. SF.
Hart’s Auction, 224 Sonderen Street, O’Fallon. Sept. 24. Score 100. No violations. SF.
McGurk’s Public House, 108 South Main Street, O’Fallon. Sept. 24. Score 90. No consumer advisory on menus (repeat violation). Food product out of original container, not date labeled. NSF.
McDonald’s, 1001 North Main Street, O’Fallon. Sept. 24. Score 90. No thermometer provided in sandwich and prep coolers. No hand towels provided at handwashing sink. Fan guards dusty in walk-in cooler. Door seal in poor conditon on cooler. Air vent covers missing in dishwashing area. SF.
Cafe Bella, 5501 Locust Street, Augusta. Sept. 24. Score 100. No violations. SF.
Augusta Brewing Co., 5521 Water Street, Augusta. Sept. 24. Score 93. Manager’s certification not posted. Person in charge must have ServSafe certificate. No one on duty certified. No hand towels provided in restroom. NSF.
Steak-Out, 1456 Bass Pro Drive, St. Charles. Sept. 24. Score 98. Mop sink moldy. SF.
Shirley’s Restaurant & Bar, 3065 Highway 94 North, St. Charles. Sept. 24. Score 92. Seal moldy on deep freezer at bar. Utensil improperly stored in food product in walk-in cooler. Flooring soiled with grease near fryer. Mop sink in poor condition. Light shield missing on light in kitchen. NSF.
Dairy Queen, 301 Little Hills Expressway, St. Charles. Sept. 24. Score 96. Single service utensils improperly stored at drive-through. Mop improperly stored, not air drying. SF.
Riveria Too, 3025 Highway 94 North, St. Charles. Sept. 24. Score 93. Sponges stored at three compartment sink. A violation was corrected. SF.
El Agabe Mexican Restaurant, 3823-25 Elm Street, St. Charles. Sept. 24. Score 98. Improper thawing methods being used. NSF.
McDonald’s, 998 Knaust Road, Cottleville. Sept. 25. Score 91. No current food service license provided. Walk-in freezer not properly maintained, ice buildup. Flies in kitchen. SF.
FastLane Convenience Mart, 994 Knaust Road, Cottleville. Sept. 25. Score 98. Mops improperly stored, not air drying. SF.
Rizzo’s Pasta Inc., 104 Triad West Drive, O’Fallon. Sept. 25. Score 94. Food product uncovered in walk-in cooler. Food product improperly stored on the floor in walk-in cooler. Lights out above dishwashing machine. Trays soiled at pizza oven. SF.
First Wok, 3748 Monticello Plaza, O’Fallon. Sept. 25. Score 73. Unknown origin of meat with severe deterioration stored in walk-in cooler, discarded. Food products uncovered in walk-in cooler. Food products out of original container, not date labeled. Significant amount of flies in food prep area, back door wide open. Wiping cloths not stored in sanitizer solution bucket between use. Cardboard lining food contact surfaces. Unprotected wood in food storage area. Flooring soiled in walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer. Flooring soiled under equipment in kitchen. SF.
Shop ‘n Save, seafood, 3740 Monticello Plaza, O’Fallon. Sept. 25. Score 98. Shelving rusty in walk-in cooler. SF.
Seamus McDaniel’s on the Boardwalk, 7434 Village Center, O’Fallon. Sept. 25. Score 91. Significant amount of flies in food prep and dishwashing areas. Flooring soiled under soda station. Caulking moldy around dishwashing machine. NSF.
Shop ‘n Save, bakery, 7909 Highway N, Dardenne Prairie. Sept. 25. Score 98. Food service license must be posted in public view. SF.
Shop ‘n Save, deli, 7909 Highway N, Dardenne Prairie. Sept. 25. Score 98. Food service license must be posted in public view. SF.
Shop ‘n Save, seafood, 7909 Highway N, Dardenne Prairie. Sept. 25. Score 98. Food service license must be posted in public view. SF.
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers & Spirits, 7821 Highway N, Dardenne Prairie. Sept. 25. Score 88. No consumer advisory on menus. Food service license must be posted in public view. Dishwashing machine out of sanitizer. SF.
Duchesne Bar & Grill, 1001 South Duchesne Drive, St. Charles. Sept. 25. Score 94. Raw food product stored in undrained water. Flooring soiled with food debris in kitchen. NSF.
Marsala’s Market, 3308-1 Rue Royale, St. Charles. Sept. 25. Score 98. Sponge being used at three compartment sink. SF.
Ruskin O’Brien’s, 3245 Rue Royale, St. Charles. Sept. 25. Score 96. Sponge being used at three compartment sink. Wiping cloths not stored in sanitizer solution bucket between use. Flooring soiled under grill. Ceiling panels missing. NSF.
Crooked Tree Coffee House, 559 First Capitol Drive, St. Charles. Sept. 25. Score 91. Significant amount of flies in kitchen. Light shield missing on light in kitchen. Improper reheating of food products. SF.
National Equestrian Center, 6880 Lake Saint Louis Boulevard, Lake Saint Louis. Sept. 26. Score 96. Violations were corrected. SF.
Outpost Bait & Tackle, 2360 Highway D, Weldon Spring. Sept. 26. Score 98. A violation was corrected. SF.
Donatelli’s Bistro, 8653 Highway N, Lake Saint Louis. Sept. 26. Score 94. Can opener blade soiled. No covered waste receptable provided in employee restroom. Soda nozzles soiled at bar.
El Caporal Mexican Grocery Store, 2265 First Capitol Drive, St. Charles. Sept. 26. Score 100. No violations. SF.
El Caporal Mexican Restaurant, 2265 First Capitol Drive, St. Charles. Sept. 26. Score 96. Spoons improperly stored. Interior of microwave oven soiled. SF.
All Occasion Banquet Center, 111 Compass Point Drive, St. Charles. Sept. 26. Score 89. Manager’s certification has expired. Ice machine moldy. Light shield missing on light in kitchen. Mop improperly stored, not air drying. Fryer baskets soiled. Ceiling panels missing. NSF.
La Guadalupana Mexican Restaurant, 311 Droste Road, St. Charles. Sept. 26. Score 96. Wiping cloths not stored in sanitizer solution bucket between use. Cove base missing in kitchen. SF.
Frenchtown Deli & Catering, 1312 North Second Street, St. Charles. Sept. 26. Score 96. Raw wood behind three compartment sink. Overhead lighting without protective shields. NSF.
Texas Roadhouse, 1600 Mexico Road, O’Fallon. Sept. 28. Score 92. Interior of display cooler soiled. No thermometers provided in bar coolers. Single service trays improperly stored on the floor in dry storage area. Air vents dusty above cook’s line. Tile grout in poor condition on cook’s line. Flooring in poor condition at dishwashing machine. NSF.
Imo’s Pizza, 9981 WingHaven Boulevard, O’Fallon. Sept. 29. Score 100. No violations. SF.
Loco’s Grill & Bar, 3803 Elm Street, St. Charles. Sept. 29. Score 98. Ice bin moldy. NSF.
Frontier IGA, 2871 Highway 94 North, St. Charles. Sept. 29. Score 91. Handwashing sink in poor condition in meat cutting room. Food product improperly stored on the floor. Fan guard dusty in walk-in cooler. SF.
Madison’s Cafe, 2974 Highway K, O’Fallon. Sept. 29. Score 93. Dishwashing machine not sanitizing properly. Soda nozzles soiled. Ice scoop improperly stored in ice to be served to customers. NSF.
Ethyl’s Smokehouse & Saloon, 8305 Veterans Memorial Parkway, O’Fallon. Sept. 29. Score 100. No violations. NSF.
Dave & Jacquie’s Place, 2999 Highway 94 South, Defiance. Sept. 29. Score 94. Thermometer in poor condition in refrigerator. No test strips provided for sanitizer. NSF.
Chandler Hill Vineyards, 596 Defiance Road, Defiance. Sept. 29. Score 96. Trash bin not covered properly. Ice scoop laying in ice to be served to customers. SF.
Beef Eaters Restaurant/Banquet Center of the Little Hills, 111 Transit Street, St. Charles. Sept. 30. Score 98. Flooring soiled with food debris under equipment. SF.
Miss Aimee B’s, 837 First Capitol Drive, St. Charles. Sept. 30. Score 98. Chipped paint on walls both upstairs and downstairs, need to be smooth and easily cleanable. SF.
Cold Stone Creamery, 2283 Highway K, O’Fallon. Oct. 1. Score 89. Handwashing sink in poor condition. No hot water at handwashing sink in men’s restroom. Sanitizer solution for wiping cloths not at proper strength. SF.
The Christy, 9000 Veterans Memorial Parkway, O’Fallon. Oct. 1. Score 98. A violation was corrected. NSF.
Schnucks, bakery, 8660 Veterans Memorial Parkway, O’Fallon. Oct. 1. Score 98. No hand towels provided at handwashing sink. SF.
Schnucks, grocery, 8660 Veterans Memorial Parkway, O’Fallon. Oct. 1. Score 96. Flooring littered in walk-in freezer. Door seal in poor condition on walk-in freezer. SF.
Greiner’s Pub, 2472 West Clay Street, St. Charles. Oct. 1. Score 98. Rear door not protected against entry of pests. NSF.
Culpepper’s Grill & Bar, 3010 West Clay Street, St. Charles. Oct. 1, Score 94. Rear door not protected against entry of pests. Handwashing sink not sealed to wall. NSF.
Lion’s Choice Roast Beef Restaurant, 8710 Veterans Memorial Parkway, O’Fallon. Oct. 2. Score 94. Air vents dusty in dining room (repeat violation). No test strips provided for sanitizer (repeat violation). SF.
Mobil on the Run, 3000 Highway K, O’Fallon. Oct. 2. Score 93. Ice machine shield soiled with mold. Soda nozzles soiled at soda station. Tops of equipment dusty. SF.
Shop ‘n Save, deli, 240 O’Fallon Square, O’Fallon. Oct. 2. Score 95. Flies in deli case. Air gap at rear door. SF.
Kentucky Fried Chicken, 8716 Veterans Memorial Parkway, O’Fallon. Oct. 2. Score 98. Floor in poor condition at mop sink. SF.
Dierbergs, bakery, 2021 Zumbehl Road, St. Charles. Oct. 2. Score 98. Flooring dirty in storage area. SF.
Dierbergs, deli, 2021 Zumbehl Road, St. Charles. Oct. 2. Score 100. No violations. SF.
Dierbergs, food bar, 2021 Zumbehl Road, St. Charles. Oct. 2. Score 100. No violations. SF.
Dierbergs, seafood, 2021 Zumbehl Road, St. Charles. Oct. 2. Score 98. A violation was corrected. SF.
ST. PETERS
Subway Sandwiches & Salads, 2955 Old Highway 94 South. Sept. 25. Score 100. No violations. SF.
Classics II, 6650 Mexico Road. Sept. 25. Score 99. Ice scoop improperly stored. NSF.
Subway Sandwiches & Salads, No. 1202, 1600 Mid Rivers Mall. Sept. 25. Score 99. Flooring soiled with debris under food prep table. SF.
Hibachi-San, No. 1198, 1600 Mid Rivers Mall. Sept. 25. Score 98. A violation was corrected. SF.
Village China Wok, 4054 Cloverleaf Drive North. Sept. 25. Score 91. Shelving soiled with food debris in storage area. Knives stored soiled in knife rack. Flooring soiled in storage area. NSF.
Tie The Knot Cakes, 350-352 Mid Rivers Mall Drive. Sept. 30. Score 100. No violations. SF.
Mr. Goodcents Subs & Pastas, 4101 Mexico Road. Sept. 30. Score 98. Gaskets in poor condition on reach-in cooler and reach-in freezer doors. SF.
Cave Springs Lanes, Max Out, 4055 Mexico Road. Sept. 30. Score 95. Can opener blade soiled with food debris. Mop bucket stored with soiled water. NSF.
El Maguey Mexican Restaurant, 7139 Mexico Road. Oct. 4. Score 95. Raw food product improperly stored. Shelving soiled with food debris in walk-in cooler. Shelving soiled in food prep area. SF.
La Carreta Mexican Restaurant, 4203-4205 Old Highway 94 South. Oct. 4. Score 91. Knife rack soiled. Knives stored soiled in knife rack. Unlabeled chemical stored next to dishwashing machine. SF.
Luigi’s & Raffaele’s Pizza, Pasta and Catering, 548 Salt River Road. Oct. 6. Score 100. No violations. SF.
Schnucks, deli, 48 Plaza 94. Oct. 6. Score 100. No violations. SF.
Schnucks, chef express, 48 Plaza 94. Oct 6. Score 99. Mop bucket stored with soiled water. SF.
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers & Spirits, 317 Mid Rivers Mall Drive. Oct. 8. Score 99. Wet-stacking food containers, not air drying. SF.

ARIZONA: Gross out: 5 & Diner on 16th Street a little too grungy even for a greasy spoon
09.oct.08
Chow Bella
Amy Silverman
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bella/2008/10/gross_out_5_diner_on_16th_stre.php
I have always believed that diners should have a separate rating system, when it comes to cleanliness. C'mon, haven't you ever heard the term "greasy spoon"? But apparently the Maricopa County health inspectors don't share my nostalgia for a time when waitresses smacked gum and no one wore plastic gloves to make a grilled cheese and a malted.
The 5 & Diner on 16th Street in Phoenix got a "no award" during their last inspection. I suppose I could still eat there after reading about the barehanded tomato cutting, uncovered trash can in the women's room, lack of handwashing signs and even the "deeply scored" cutting boards and knives with "food debris".
But this one got me:
SLICED BEEF, TURKEY & RAW MEAT INCORRECTLY LABELED (8/3/08). FOOD SHOULD HAVE BEEN LABELED 9/3/08.
The inspector simply advised 5 & Diner to relabel the meat 9/3.
Gross!

BARFBLOG: Toronto shuts restaurant after rat sighting
09.oct.08
barfblog
Doug Powell
Barfblog Post -- Toronto shuts down after rat sighting
The rats must have seen the Stephen Colbert bear-visiting-Subway bit cause they showed up for a video performance in a Toronto Chinatown restaurant last night.
Barfblog Post -- Bear visits Subway
A passerby originally posted a photo of the rat-in-the-restaurant to blogto.com. Video footage soon followed.
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_27760.aspx
The Toronto Star reports,
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/514701
Inspectors visited Happy Seven, a Chinese restaurant on Spadina Ave. known for late-night munchies, yesterday after seeing the video, but did not find any signs of vermin.
The restaurant passed an inspection on Oct. 2, and public records show it was inspected an average three times per year.
In February, someone photographed a rat in the window of the Dumpling House, about a block south of Happy Seven. The restaurant was forced to close while it disinfected the premises and called a pest control company. Between clean-up expenses and the temporary closure, the restaurant lost about $10,000, a manager said at the time. It has since re-opened.
http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/2008/02/articles/yuck-factor/toronto-chinatown-restaurant-closed-after-rat-photos-surface/

ARIZONA: Gross out: roaches, slime, and bad hand washing at Texas Roadhouse on Stapley
07.oct.08
Chow Bella Blog
Amy Silverman
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bella/2008/10/gross_out_roaches_slime_and_ba.php
At this point, I've gotten accustomed to seeing news of cockroaches and soda guns with "bacterial slime" -- both of which afflicted the Texas Roadhouse on Stapley Drive, during a recent inspection.
But there was something about the litany of complaints involving hands that got me:
A food service worker was observed washing hands without soap.
A food service worker (the same one?) was observed using bare hands to put lemon wedges in iced tea.
There was no hot water at the bakery handwashing sink, and no soap at the wait station handwashing sink.
It reminded me of an old PSA that used to run on TV when I was a kid:
Wash your hands after going to the bathroom.
Wash your hands after changing baby, too.
Cuz we don't want to get hepatitis....
And we don't want hepatitis to get you.
Who? You!
So you -- yes, you! Please wash your hands before you stick that lemon in my Diet Coke!

ARKANSAS: Restaurant inspections
06.oct.08
NWAnews.com
Northwest Arkansas Times
http://nwanews.com/nwat/News/69852/
Information is from Arkansas Department of Health records. Restaurants are listed in order of inspection date. All reports are from regular food service / food store inspections unless otherwise noted.
• Critical violations are defined as items that relate directly to factors that lead to food-borne illness, and must be corrected immediately.
• Noncritical violations are defined as items that relate to maintenance of food operations and cleanliness.
The following establishments were inspected Sept. 16-30 and had no violations reported Bernice Young Elementary, 301 Pippin Apple Circle, Springdale.
Common Grounds, 412 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville.
Crossroads Station, 1940 N. Crossover Road, Fayetteville.
Elmdale School, 420 N. West End, Springdale.
Firehouse Subs, 2612 W. 6 th St., Fayetteville.
Habibi, 548 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville.
Har-Ber High School, 300 Jones Road, Springdale.
Hellstern Middle School, 771 Har-Ber Ave., Springdale.
Ingram Event Center, 1406 Ingram St., Springdale.
Koreana, 1618 N. College Ave., Fayetteville.
La Despensa Latina, 3138 S. Old Missouri Road, Springdale.
Root Elementary School, 1529 E. Mission Blvd., Fayetteville.
Speak Easy, 509 W. Spring St., Fayetteville.
The Fez, 207 N. Thompson Ave., Fayetteville. The Muse Gallery & Coffee House, Arkansas 16 E., Durham. The Wine Cellar, 509 W. Spring St., Fayetteville. Westwood Elementary School, 1850 Mcray Ave., Springdale. Whistle Stop Senior Inc., Arkansas 16 E., Durham.
Aug. 21 Crossroads Cafe 922 E. Emma Ave., Springdale No critical violations noted. Noncritical violations include: wet wiping cloths must be stored in sanitizer between uses; light bulb / ballast above pizza oven requires replacement.
Aug. 24 Long John Silver's # 5194 983 W. Sunset Ave., Springdale No critical violations noted. Noncritical violations include: clean light filters over oven; food storage containers must be labeled; keep ice scoop with handle up in ice bin for protection; light shield needs to be installed near back door; hand-wash signage must be posted at hand sink. Ryleigh's and the Boom Boom Room 313 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville No critical violations noted. Noncritical violations include: hand sink must be used for washing hands, not three-compartment sink (corrected ). Taco Tico # 7440 1404 W. Sunset Ave., Springdale No critical violations noted. Noncritical violations include: wet wiping cloths must be stored in sanitizer between uses; hand-wash signage must be posted at all hand sinks; ice scoop must be stored in protective bag or bucket for protection (corrected ); kitchen ceiling requires repairs and needs painting; light fittings need to be repaired and working properly. Tontitown Grill 835 Henri De Tonti Blvd., Tontitown No critical violations noted. Noncritical violations include: hand-wash signage must be posted at hand sink (corrected ); thermometer needed for freezer above refrigerator.
Aug. 25 Harps # 125 319 E. Buchanan St., Prairie Grove No critical violations noted. Noncritical violations include: hair restraints must be worn in meat-cutting department; cutting board in produce station requires cleaning. Harps # 125 Deli / Bakery 319 E. Buchanan St., Prairie Grove No critical violations noted. Noncritical violations include: food employees are required to wear hair restraints; thermometer in prepackaged open cooler needs to be replaced. Jim's Razorback Pizza 2584 N. Gregg Ave., Fayetteville No critical violations. Noncritical violations include: kitchen floor requires cleaning; wet wiping cloths must be stored in sanitizer between uses (corrected ); spilled pizza sauce on shelves in reachin cooler must be cleaned; missing ceiling tiles must be replaced; counter tops next to pizza prep table need to be repaired or replaced; excess food particles around pizza oven must be cleaned; top of pizza oven requires dusting. Jim's Razorback Pizza 207 W. Buchanan St., Prairie Grove No critical violations noted. Noncritical violations include: top of pizza oven requires cleaning; flour bin requires lid or cover for protection.
Aug. 26 Ozark Mountain Smokehouse Arkansas 62 W., Fayetteville No critical violations noted. Noncritical violations include: hand-wash signage must be posted at hand sink. Popeyes # 10700 2100 W. 6 th St., Fayetteville No critical violations noted. Noncritical violations include: hand-wash signage must be posted at all hand sinks; foods outside of original containers must be labeled. Sept. 15 Creative Bears Fun Shoppe 4201 N. Shiloh Drive, Fayetteville No critical violations noted. Noncritical violations include: chemical test strips required. Fast Boys 4450 E. Huntsville Road, Fayetteville No critical violations noted. Noncritical violations include: light bulb above bulk ice maker requires shield; ice bagged for sale must include origin on label. Steak N'Shake 4074 N. Mall Ave., Fayetteville No critical violations noted. Noncritical violations include: store plastic flatware in drive-in area handles one direction for dispensing (corrected ); outside garbage bin lid must remain closed when not in use an a drain plug installed.
Sept. 16 Denny's 2589 W. 6 th St., Fayetteville Critical violations include: spray bottles must be labeled with name of contents (corrected ). No noncritical violations noted. Subway # 135 955 Shiloh Drive, Fayetteville No critical violations noted. Noncritical violations include: lights in walk-in must be shielded or shatterproof. Waffle House # 439 2311 W. 6 th St., Fayetteville Critical violations include: raw eggs must not be stored above produce or ready-toeat foods; back-flow prevention required on hose near three-compartment sink; raw eggs must be kept refrigerated. Noncritical violations include: light in walk-in freezer needs to be shielded or shatterproof; corners where line cooler meets the wall and where drawer seals meet refrigeration unit require cleaning.
Sept. 19 Flying Burrito Co. 3200 N. College Ave., Fayetteville Critical violations include: hands must be washed between glove changes. No noncritical violations noted. Harps # 355 3055 N. College Ave., Fayetteville Critical violations include: times need to be tracked if chicken is not going to be held at 135 degrees or above. Noncritical violations include: lights above produce and in deli walk-ins need to be protected or shatterproof. Kosmos Greekafe 540 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville Critical violations include: employee drinks on prep table require lids and straws (corrected ); hands must be washed between touching hair and touching bread and between glove changes; containers of raw meat must not be stored above package of bread and bucket of lettuce (corrected ). Noncritical violations include: food not stored in original container must be labeled; single-use feta containers may not be washed and reused. Ozark Mountain Smokehouse 215 W. Dickson St.,
Fayetteville Critical violations include: opened bulk meat and cheese must be marked with date. Noncritical violations include: food prepackaged for customer display / sale must be labeled with name of establishment, ingredients, etc.; salad dressing bottles may not be washed and reused. Sept. 22 Arsaga's Express at the Library 401 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville No critical violations noted. Noncritical violations include: items that are prepackaged for sale by cash register need to be labeled with ingredients, establishment name, etc. Marvin's IGA Deli 380 N. College Ave.,
Fayetteville No critical violations noted. Noncritical violations include: handwash sink may not be used for any other purpose than handwashing (corrected ). Marvin's IGA Superstore 380 N. College Ave., Fayetteville Critical violations include: fruit cups need to be stored at 41 degrees or below. Noncritical violations include: twist ties and plastic needs to be removed from produce sprayer (corrected ); tile near entrance to butcher room needs to be repaired; excessive frost in freezer; lights in walk-ins must be shielded or shatterproof.
Sept. 29 EZ Mart # 406 2124 W. Sunset Ave., Springdale No critical violations noted. Noncritical violations include: ice scoop must be stored in bucket or plastic container for protection; handwash signage must be posted at all hand-wash sinks. Gary Hampton Park Concession 2790 N. Salem Road Fayetteville No critical violations noted. Noncritical violations include: thermometer needed for reach-in cooler and freezer; thermometer needed to check temperature of hot dogs cooked on hot warmer; soap needed in bathroom. White Oak Station # 27 3111 S. Old Missouri Road Springdale No critical violations noted. Noncritical violations include: wet wiping cloths must be stored in sanitizer between uses; water bottle display ice requires draining; men's restroom requires hand soap not sanitizer for proper handwashing; outside garbage bin lid must remain closed when not in use; hand-washing notice shall be posted at employee hand sink and restroom.

OHIO: Restaurant inspection report
06.oct.08
Newark Advocate
http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20081006/NEWS01/810060316
# Brewsky's Drive Thru, Sept. 25, 81 Calburn St., Newark, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# Harbor Hills Country Club, Sept. 25, 225 Freeman Memorial Drive, Hebron, standard inspection, violations reported. 1. No end caps for lights in kitchen. 2. Door seals are torn on Raetone cooler. 3. Interior of ovens in kitchen have grease. 3. No soap or paper towels by hand wash sink in the main kitchen. 4. No hand wash sink at the bar area.
# Burning Tree Golf Course, Sept. 25, 4600 Ridgely Tract Road, Newark, standard inspection, violation reported. 1. No quat ammonia based sanitizer test strips for sanitizer in three-bay sink.
# Lakewood High School, Sept. 25, 9331 Lancer Road, Hebron, complaint inspection, no violations reported.
# Licking County Employee Committee, Sept. 26, Licking County Administration Building, Newark, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# Hopewell Elementary School, Sept. 26, 11100 W. Pike, Hopewell, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# Brownsville Country Store, Sept. 26, 15564 Main St., Brownsville, standard inspection, violations reported. 1. Bulk food bin for sugar is not labeled. 2. Guards on box fan and exhaust fan above pizza oven has dust/dirt. 3. Tops of freezers in basement have dirt/dust. 4. Lid on Dumpster is open. 5. Small portion of floor in kitchen is rough. 6. Cheese in Deli cooler was held at 46.2 degrees.
# Granville Fall Softball, Sept. 27, River Road, Granville, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# First Community Church, Sept. 27, 627 National Road, Hebron, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# Girl Scout, Sept. 27, Hebron Square, Hebron, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# Scheidegger's Sweets Bakery, Sept. 27, Main Street, Hebron, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# Home Town Deli, Sept. 27, Main Street, Hebron, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# Lakewood Elementary PTO, Sept. 27, Main Street, Hebron, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# Hebron Lions Club, Sept. 27, Main Street, Hebron, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# Buckeye Lake Youth Association, Sept. 27, Main Street, Hebron, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# Lancer's Inn, Sept. 27, Main Street, Hebron, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# Clay's Cafe, Sept. 27, Canal Park, Hebron, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# Hebron Christian Church, Sept. 27, Main St., Hebron, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# Lakewood Atheletic Boosters, Sept. 27, Hebron Square, Hebron, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# Summit Station Lions Club, Sept. 27, Foundation Park, Pataskala, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# Bonham Candy and Tobacco Company, Sept. 22, 85 S. Fifth St., Newark, standard inspection, no violation reported.
# Al's Meat Market, Sept. 22, 740 W. Main St., Newark, standard inspection, violations reported. 1. Tortilla-crusted tilapia, chicken nuggets and chicken breast do not have ingredient labels.
# Schmidty's, Sept. 23, 17255 Nashport Road, Newark, standard inspection, violation reported. 1. Hand sink and three-bay sink are not sealed to wall in kitchen.
# Licking Valley Athletic Boosters, Sept. 23, 100 Hainsview Drive, Newark, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# Licking Valley High School, Sept. 23, 100 Hainsview Drive, Newark, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# Hanover Village Market, Sept. 23, 2165 W. High St. NE, Newark, standard inspection, violations reported. 1. Thermometer in Deli case was in disrepair. 2. Light bulbs are burnt out in walk-in coolers.
# Licking Valley Elementary School, Sept. 23, 1510 Licking Valley Road NE, Newark, standard inspection, violations reported. 1. Light out in walk-in freezer. 2. Two lights out in the walk-in cooler.
# Licking Valley Junior High, Sept. 23, 1379 Licking Valley Road, Hanover, standard inspection, violations reported. 1. Hand sink by dry food storage room is not sealed to wall. 2. Guard on fan in walk-in cooler has dirt. 3. Dishwash machine leaks. 4. Lights out for vent hood.
# Haunted Hoochie, Sept. 23, 13861 Broad St., Pataskala, standard inspection, violations reported. 1. Test strips needed for sanitizer used. 2. Hand soap and paper towels needed at hand sink.
# Dew Drop Inn, Sept. 23, 64 Union St., Newark, standard inspection, violation reported. 1. Food items are not date marked.
# Bummie's Hi Spot, Sept. 23, 155 N. Cedar St., Newark, standard inspection, violations reported. 1. Wall and ceiling in walk-in have areas where they are not smooth. 2. Wiping cloths on counter.
# John Clem Elementary, Sept. 23, 475 Jefferson Road, Newark, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# Blessed Sacrament School No. 2, Sept. 23, 349 E. Main St., Newark, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# Courtyard By Marriott, Sept. 23, 500 Highland Blvd., Newark, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# Denison University-Huffman Dining Hall, Sept. 24, Huffman Hall-Denison University, Granville, foodborne inspection with violations reported. 1. Beverage Air three-door cooler doors have torn, damaged door gaskets. 2. Patch interior holes in walls where insulation is exposed. 3. Recalibrate/replace exterior thermometer. 4. Herrel walk-in cooler thermometer broken on exterior. 5. Floor in Herrel walk-in cooler no longer easily cleanable. 6. Traulsen two-door cooler thermometer needs calibrated or replaced. 7. Water level in dipper well below part of ice cream scoop. 8. Clean door interior panel of ice cream machine to remove buildup. 9. Clean "clean" supplies cart periodically to remove debris. 10. Clean "dirty" supplies cart on regular basis to remove food buildup. 11. Clean cutter wheel and gear on electric can opener to remove food debris. 12. Clean floor in main walk-in freezer to remove food debris. 13. Flour bag found open with no lid on container. 14. Dented cans found. 15. Clean ventilation grills over prep line area to remove dust and debris. 15. Clean vent grill/wall are over flat top grill in front serving area. 16. Store single service items minimum six inches off floor. 17. Wiping cloths need stored in sanitizing solution between uses. 18. No shield on bulb in Herrel walk-in cooler. 19. Clean debris from ceiling/walls of Herrel walk-in produce cooler. 20. Dishwasher on 144 degrees on wash cycle. 21. Dishwasher mid-rinse only 154 degrees F. 22. Metal shelves in dry storage not six inches off floor. 23. Equipment room needs cleaned out and organized. 24. Items found on salad bar above 41 degrees F. 25. No hand sink in U-shaped salad bar area.
# Utica High School Concessions, Sept. 24, 260 N. Jefferson St., Utica, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# North Fork Music Boosters, Sept. 24, 260 N. Jefferson St., Utica, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# North Ford Utica Redskin Cafe, Sept. 24, 260 N. Jefferson St., Utica, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# Morgan Grange, Sept. 24, 22 Spring St., Utica, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# New Life Youth Group Chili Tent, Sept. 24, Main Street, Utica, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# Kroger Starbucks, Sept. 24, 245 Deo Drive, Newark, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# Kroger Company No. 923, Sept. 24, 245 Deo Drive, Newark, standard inspection, violations reported. 1. Floor in walk-ins have spills on it. 2. Self-serve donuts do not have ingredient labels. 3. Cobwebs in walk-in dock area. 4. Items in hand sink in Meat department. 5. Water in bottom of meat grinder.
# Luck of the Irish-CJ O'Malleys, Sept. 25, 682-684 Corylus Drive, Pataskala, standard inspection, violations reported. 1. Test strips needed for sanitizer used. 2. Hand sink should be accessible at all times.
# Domino's Pizza, Sept. 25, 680 Corylus Drive Suite E, Pataskala, follow-up inspection, violation reported. 1. Resurface/replace worn cutting board on Continental prep cooler.
# Southwest Local Watkins Memorial Middle School, Sept. 25, 8808 Watkins Road, Pataskala, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# JEM at 310 & 70, Sept. 25, 103 Etna Crest Blvd., Pataskala, complaint inspection, no violations reported.
# Kentucky Fried Chicken, Sept. 25, 165 E. Broad St., Pataskala, follow-up inspection, violations reported. 1. Damaged, cracked plastic ware needs discarded. 2. Potential for splash from rear hand sink to hit breading table next to hand sink. 3. Kolpak chicken walk-in cooler needs cleaned inside and the grip area of door handle on outside of door to remove food debris buildup. 4. Remove ice buildup on evaporator of Kolpak walk-in freezer. 5. Remove ice buildup on floor of Kolpak walk-in freezer. 6. Correct root cause of ice buildup issue within Kolpak walk-in freezer. 7. Clean metal prep table to remove debris buildup. 8. Replace door gaskets on both doors of Traulsen two door freezer. 9. Replace cracked light shields by mop sink. 10. Replace broken cove base in walk-in coolers. 11. Leaking faucet at mop sink needs repaired/replaced. 12. Clean walls in rear dry storage to remove cobwebs/dust buildup. 13. Clean cabinet doors of grime buildup in rear dry storage. 14. Clean floor area under wire rack shelving/work area across from three-bay sink. 15. Clean wall above wire rack to remove food splatters. 16. Behind fryer area, clean floor, wall and piping to remove grease accumulation. 17. Clean return air grills and accessible piping in rear area to remove dust/debris buildup. 18. Clean return air grills over prep table to remove dust buildup. 19. Remove old electric motor and ballast stored above single service items.
# Newark High School, Sept. 25, 314 Granville St., Newark, standard inspection, violation reported. 1. Dust has collected on wall fans.
# Newark High School-E Building, Sept. 25, 314 Granville St., Newark, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# Newark High School-C Building, Sept. 25, 341 Granville St., Newark, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# Newark High School-Gym Building, Sept. 25, 314 Granville St., Newark, standard inspection, no violations reported.
# Newark High School-D Building, Sept. 25, 314 Granville St., Newark, standard inspection, no violations reported.

IRELAND: Nine Enforcement Orders served in September
06.oct.08
Food Safety Authority of Ireland
http://www.fsai.ie/news/press/pr_08/pr20081006.asp
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today stated that nine Enforcement Orders were served on food businesses during the month of September for breaches of food safety legislation pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998. The Orders were issued by environmental health officers (EHOs) in HSE Dublin Mid Leinster region, HSE Dublin North East region, HSE West region and HSE South region.
Closure Orders were served on:
* Mullallys grocery (storage areas only), Main Street, Roscrea, Tipperary.
* Wax/Spy public house (basement and stores), Powerscourt Townhouse, Dublin 2.
* Wax/Spy public house, Powerscourt Townhouse, Dublin 2.
* Ely Winebar and Café (part of basement), 22/23 Ely Place, Dublin 2.
* Fortune Star House take-away, 1 Terminus Villas, Turkey Road, Tramore, Co Waterford.
* Five Alley Bar and Restaurant: Food preparation and storage areas (not bar or bar store), Carrigatogher, Nenagh, Tipperary.
* China Garden take-away, Unit 3 Supervalu Centre, Drogheda Street, Balbriggan, Co Dublin.
Prohibition Orders were served on:
* Wax/Spy public house, Powerscourt Townhouse, Dublin 2.
* Ely Winebar and Café, 22/23 Ely Place, Dublin 2
Dr John O’Brien, Chief Executive, FSAI, expressed concern at the very high number of Enforcement Orders that had to be issued in September.
“The number of Enforcement Orders issued in September represents the highest number of Orders issued in one month so far this year. We continue to stress to food businesses that it is their responsibility to adhere to best practice set down in law or there will be consequences such as Enforcement Orders. Our main priority is the safety of the consumer in relation to food, and the food they purchase must be produced to the highest standards attainable.”
Details of the food businesses served with these Enforcement Orders are published on the FSAI’s website. Closure Orders will remain listed on the website for a period of three months from the date of when a premises is adjudged to have corrected its food safety issue, with Prohibition Orders being listed for a period of one month
See ‘Enforcement’ section of our website.

NORTH CAROLINA: Restaurant ratings (Sept. 15-28)
03.oct.08
WRAL.com
http://www.wral.com/lifestyles/food/story/3669791/
Below is a list of low-scoring restaurants (those scoring 90 or less, without bonus points) in Wake and Durham counties for the week of Sept. 22 – 28 and for Orange County from Sept. 15 - 21.
Any restaurant can request a re-inspection for the purpose of raising its letter grade. That re-inspection must be completed within 15 days of the request.
Some restaurants listed below may have been re-inspected. WRAL News does not include those re-grades.
Find out the most recent grade available for any restaurant in 95 North Carolina counties.
WAKE
Andy’s Cheesesteaks & Cheeseburgers
3421 Main St., Fuquay-Varina
Score: 87 (Sep. 24)
Saigon
3587 Maitland Drive, Raleigh
Score: 90 (Sep. 25)
DURHAM
Rainbow Chinese Restaurant
910 W. Main St., Durham
Score: 85 (Sep. 24)
ORANGE
Linda’s Bar and Grill
203 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill
Score: 86.5 (Sep. 18)
Allen and Son Barbeque
6203 Millhouse Road, Chapel Hill
Score: 88 (Sep. 19)

WASHINGTON, DC: Leo’s food sickens 96; Health Dept. launches inspection
02.oct.08
Georgetown Voice
Molly Redden
http://www.georgetownvoice.com/2008-10-02/news/leo-s-food-sickens-96
Barfblog Post
At least 96 students were treated by the Georgetown University Hospital or the Student Health Center for gastroenteritis from Tuesday night and Wednesday. Speaking to an audience of student and local reporters in the Leavey Center yesterday afternoon, Todd Olson, the Vice President of Student Affairs, said that the “clear common denominator” amongst all the students was that they had dined at the Leo O’Donovan Cafeteria.
On Wednesday, Leo’s did not open. Staff workers and DPS officers turned students away for all three meals.
As students swarmed the hospital on Tuesday night, both rooms and doctors became scarce.
Neil McGroarty (NHS `12), arrived at the emergency room at around 10:30 p.m., only hours after eating a roast beef sandwich from Grab N’ Go. He said within hours of arriving at the Hospital, the emergency room was backed up to the point that students who weren’t receiving medical attention began vomiting in the waiting room.
“I know that some people in the waiting room had been there for three hours. There was a boy yelling ‘help me, help me!’ but there were no doctors,” Kathrin Verestoun (SFS `11), who accompanied her roommate to the emergency room, said. “They ran out of rooms and set up stretchers in the hall. Some people were so dehydrated that they couldn’t find their veins for IVs. They were just bleeding. [My roommate] bled all over her stretcher.”
Hospital employees declined to comment.
Georgetown administrators, and the D.C. Department of Health would not yet speculate as to whether students contracted food-borne illnesses from Leo’s. Together, they have launched an investigation into the cause of the illnesses.
However, a Food Establishment Inspection Report obtained by the Voice through a Freedom of Information Act request reveals that in June, the D.C. Bureau of Community Hygiene determined that Leo’s’ handwashing facilities were not up to code, although this was “corrected on-site.” According to the report, sinks used for handwashing in the service area lacked handsoap.
Since receiving the first call they received at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, the Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Service increased the number of people they keep on staff per hour from four to ten.
While they usually receive one to two calls in an overnight period, Taylor Burkholder (MSB `09), the director of public relations for GERMS, said that as of 2:00 p.m. yesterday GERMS had received 35 calls from students who were “vomiting, nauseous, dehydrated, or had diarrhea.”
The actual number of students who have fallen ill may be far higher than reported. Interviews have revealed that many students who fell ill did not get medical help, like Katie O’Niell (COL `11), who began to vomit about three hours after eating a burrito at Leo’s.
“I didn’t feel like I could make it any further than from my bed to the bathroom,” she said.
Roommates Adha Mengis (COL `11) and Will McMahon (MSB `11) both decided to “tough it out,” said Mengis, despite McMahon being violently ill.
Resident assistants emailed students on their floors midday yesterday, encouraging them to call GERMS if they felt the symptoms of gastroenteritis. An R.A. who wished to remain anonymous said that it is possible that housing directors were hoping to encourage students who were not seeking medical attention to do so.
The foods eaten by the ill students varied widely, from Grab N’ Go’s Hoya Wraps and roast beef sandwiches to make-your-own pasta and burritos.
Yesterday in the Leavey Center, students could use their meal plans to get food from the Center Grill.

PENNSYLVANIA: Check out that restaurant's grade
02.oct.08
The Intelligencer
Lou Sessinger
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/113-10022008-1599659.html
There are more than 4,000 establishments licensed to sell food in Montgomery County, and now the public can go online to view their favorite restaurant's health report card.
The Montgomery County Health Department has put its inspection reports of food service establishments on its Web site. The database includes not only restaurants and taverns, but also cafeterias in schools and companies, supermarkets and convenience stores.
A look at a small sample of inspection reports on Wednesday indicated that many establishments were “out of compliance” on one or more comparatively minor issues.
Until now, someone who wanted to see a report had only two options: to visit the health department in person or to submit a written request for a copy to be sent to them via mail or fax — at a cost.
Visitors to the Web site can search for a particular establishment or groups of establishments by name or municipality. Information can also be sorted alphabetically and by city.
Inspection reports for April and thereafter are posted.
They include routine inspection reports, follow-up inspection reports and complaint inspection reports.
Reports are to be posted five days after an inspection occurs.

TENNESSEE: Restaurant scorecard: October 2, 2008
02.oct.08
WMC-TV
Bill Lunn
http://www.wmctv.com/global/story.asp?s=9116664
MEMPHIS, TN -- Patrick's restaurant in East Memphis at Park and Mendenhall is a popular hangout among the University of Memphis crowd. But a restaurant inspection found that there were other things hanging out here too. Like roaches.
Patrick's failed with a 63.
Each week on Restaurant Scorecard, we will tell you about a restaurant or two that has bugs. Maybe a roach on the floor or flies in the kitchen. At a Waffle House in Germantown they found a roach alright. But this one was crawling right across a cutting board in the kitchen.
But as you can see a major renovation is underway. They are cleaning it out and cleaning it up and hey expect that this waffle house in Germantown will be open by Saturday.
The owner of the franchise said the renovation had nothing to do with this week's failing grade of 68.
The low grade of the week goes to Yum's at 1934 South Third.
Major problems there. Employees failing to wash their hands on three occasions. Even though a health inspector was present. Dirty Floors. Dirty aprons. Mold in the ice machine.
Yum's on South Third failed with a 49.
At the Mandarin Palace in Bartlett, eggs were warm to the touch.
The sink where employees are supposed to wash their hands had no soap.
And an employee dropped chicken on the floor, then began kicking the chicken. Then picked up the chicken and didn't wash his hands.
Mandarin Palace on Bartlett Boulevard failed with a 51.
At the Casa Mexicana at 3875 Hacks Cross, an employee did not wash his hands before getting ready to prepare food.
Casa Mexicana failed with a 64.
The El Mercadito at Ridgeway and Winchester had a number of plumbing problems as well as some smaller violations.
El Mercadito failed with a 65.
At the Wendy's at 2180 Covington Pike, one employee wiped their face. Another employee adjusted their headset. Both went back to preparing food without washing their hands.
Wendy's Covington Pike failed with a 67.

SOUTH CAROLINA: Midlands restaurant inspection database
01.oct.08
The State
http://www.thestate.com/newsextras/story/541424.html
Restaurant inspections are carried out by the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control's Food Protection program. The State obtains data weekly through S.C. Freedom of Information Act requests. This data is presented as is. Questions about inspections and results should be directed to DHEC staff.
WHAT THE GRADES MEAN
A - An establishment having a rating score of 88-100 points. These facilities typically exhibit very good to acceptable levels of sanitation during an unannounced routine inspection.
B - An establishment having a rating score of 78-87 points. These facilities typically exhibit acceptable to marginal levels of sanitation during an unannounced routine inspection.
C - An establishment having a rating score of 77-70 points. These facilities typically exhibit poor to marginal levels of sanitation during an unannounced routine inspection.
ABOUT INSPECTIONS
(From the DHEC FAQ):
Routine inspection
Routine inspections (R) are unannounced, full and comprehensive evaluation visits of the entire physical establishment and all aspects of safe food handling practices in an establishment. The rating score for this type of inspection is reflective of violations normally cited on an unannounced visit and sometimes may result in a lowered rating score.
Follow-up inspection
Follow up inspections (F) are made to verify compliance or corrective action subsequent to a previous inspection. The rating score for this type of inspection is reflective of management`s opportunity to correct items cited on the previous routine inspection and almost always results in a higher rating score.
Complaint inspection
A complaint inspection conducted in response to a citizen reporting unsanitary conditions or unsafe food handling practices at an establishment.
Training inspection
A training inspection is a scheduled visit in cooperation with management for the purpose of conducting training or providing a presentation on food safety issues to food handlers at the establishment.
Pre-opening (site) inspection
Pre-opening or site inspections are scheduled to approve a newly constructed or remodeled establishment (or installation of new equipment) prior to a permit being issued and an establishment beginning operation. This gives the operator an opportunity to correct any remaining items which have to be corrected before a permit can be issued.
Permit inspection
Unlike a site inspection, a permit inspection is one that is scheduled to issue a permit. An establishment that is ready to be permitted will have made application for a permit with the local environmental health office and the facility will have everything ready as if the establishment were ready to open on that day. For example, If all the refrigeration units in the establishment was not ready to be turned on, a permit would not be issued.