Aug. 16-22 inspections: Raw chicken touching soda bottles, no hot water or handwashing
Editor’s note: The Eagle is updating its out-of-compliance inspection database weekly this year. However, because the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed inspections, there may be no related story some weeks. You can search the database at www.kansas.com/databases.
Health inspectors found raw poultry touching soda bottles, an employee who didn’t wash their hands, no hot water at sinks and other violations at six Sedgwick County businesses deemed out of compliance last week.
A list of the establishments — which includes three restaurants, two gas stations and a discount store — appears below with a summary of the problems Kansas Department of Agriculture inspectors noted on their reports. You can read specifics by searching The Eagle’s non-compliant database at www.kansas.com/databases. This list was compiled Aug. 24.
Nineteen businesses surveyed Aug. 16-22 passed inspections with few or no violations. You can see those at www.foodsafety.kda.ks.gov/FoodSafety/Web/Inspection/PublicInspectionSearch.aspx.
Violations are common and usually are fixed immediately. Businesses fall out of compliance when they have a certain number or type of problem that can lead to foodborne illnesses or ones that can’t be corrected right away, such as plumbing issues and pest infestations. Follow-up inspections typically happen within 10 days.
To complain about conditions at a business, email kda.fsl@ks.gov or call 785-564-6767.
Out of compliance inspections last week:
B & H Fast Trips, 2796 S. Seneca in Wichita — Three violations for sliced cheese not kept cold enough, not having testing strips for sanitizer, no running water at one sink
El Gordo Mexican Fast Food, 11333 E. Central Ave in Wichita — Nine violations for breaded fish that wasn’t dated, raw chicken touching soda bottles, food at unsafe temperatures, pan of cooked beef and chicken dish not dated, improper food storage, food thermometer was 32 degrees out of calibration, dirty can opener and potato slicer, chemicals not labeled, soap and hand sanitizer stored over drinks
Marshalls, 2441 N. Maize Rd. in Wichita — One violation for water not running hot enough at bathroom sinks
QuikTrip, 12825 E. 21st St. N. in Wichita — Two violations for water not running hot enough at handwashing sinks, bottle of hand sanitizer touching food plates
Smoothie King, 3236 N. Rock Rd. in Wichita — Two violations for using the wrong type of sanitizer testing strips, water not running hot enough at bathroom handwashing sink
Thai Village, 2020 S. Rock Rd. in Wichita — Five violations for employee not washing hands after handling chemical bottles and raw food, food at unsafe temperature, chemical spray bottles pointed toward soda, residential-only bug spray kept on site
This story was originally published August 24, 2020 at 4:43 PM.
