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Sacramento County health inspectors closed the meat department at a local grocery store after discovering more than 100 flies.
No local food-serving facilities received yellow placards in the past week due to health code violations.
A yellow placard signals two or more major violations, according to the Sacramento County Food Inspection Guide. These are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection.
A red placard signals “imminent danger to public health and safety” and suspends the health permit until violations are corrected. This could include, but is not limited to, major vermin contamination.
In contrast, a green placard means a restaurant passed the inspection.
The county conducts roughly 14,000 inspections a year, and 97% of all restaurants pass their inspections, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee. About 1% of inspections result in a closure.
Health inspectors closed one grocery store this week due to safety violations, but it has since reopened.
Here are the Sacramento County food facility inspections for July 25 through Wednesday, as of 1 p.m. on Thursday:
If an inspection listed below needs clarification, business owners can email Sacramento Bee reporter Brianna Taylor at btaylor@sacbee.com . The Bee will publish weekly updates on health inspections across Sacramento County.
Sacramento County health inspectors close portion of supermarket
Island Pacific Seafood Market , 8430 Elk Grove Florin Road in Elk Grove, had eight violations on July 26.
Sacramento County health inspectors shut down the grocery store’s meat department after discovering more than 100 flies, according to the July 26 report.
The retail portion of the market remained open.
Inspectors observed flies landing on meat, seafood and beef, the report said, as well as dead flies floating on top of fish thawing in the food preparation sink.
Health inspectors observed a total of eight hanging fly strips in the meat department.
Approximately 50 whole fish and two containers of beef were thrown away during the time of inspection, as well as additional meat and seafood products contaminated by flies.
County inspectors discarded several rice dishes and contaminated fish after the food measured outside of proper holding temperatures.
The meat slicer was coated with dried meat debris, the report said, and the hand-washing sink near the seafood prep area did not have soap or a paper towel dispenser.
Eviscerated fish was found at the customer self-service area at the time of inspection, and removed.
Health inspectors ordered the seafood market to thoroughly clean and sanitize its surfaces.
Island Pacific Seafood Market had not responded to a request for comment as of Thursday afternoon.
The restaurant was reinspected on July 27 and received a green placard.
“We must ensure that the food we serve is of the highest quality and is safe to consume,” the Filipino supermarket chain wrote on its site, adding that the safety of its customers is its top priority.
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