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Restaurant inspection update: Mold, expired food and ‘deceased pests’ reported
State, city and county inspectors have cited Iowa restaurants and stores for hundreds of food-safety violations during the past month, including offenses related to mold, dirty kitchens, long expired food and insect infestations.
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Restaurant inspection update: Inspectors find cockroaches, rodents, moldy salmon
State, city and county inspectors have cited Iowa restaurants and stores for hundreds of food-safety violations during the past month, including offenses related to cockroach infestations, rodents, expired food and operating without a license.
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Mouse droppings, ants, expired food found at these Iowa restaurants
by Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 21, 2025 Mouse droppings, ants and expired food found after Iowa restaurant inspections. State, city and county inspectors have cited Iowa restaurants and stores for hundreds of food-safety violations during the past five weeks, including offenses related to rodents, expired food and operating without a license. The findings…
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Restaurant inspection update: Dogs in the building, moldy food and rodent droppings
State, city and county inspectors have cited Iowa restaurants and stores for hundreds of food-safety violations during the past four weeks, including months-old, moldy food, rodent droppings, spoiled hot dogs and the presence of animals in the building. At least four eateries were operating without a license, and the owners of at least five restaurants…
