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Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to a local pizzeria after observing an employee, with gloves on, grabbing a napkin and killing a cockroach then continuing to cook.
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What do these inspections mean?
While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Retail Food Inspection Guide.
A red placard, however, signals “imminent danger to public health and safety” and suspends an establishment’s 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 inspection.
The county performs about 14,000 inspections annually and about 97% of establishments pass, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee.
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Approximately 1% of inspections result in a closure, he said.
These were the results of Sacramento County food facility inspections for Thursday, Oct. 1, through Wednesday, Oct. 8. If an inspection listed below needs clarification, business owners can email The Sacramento Bee at [email protected].
How to report a business to the health department
For readers who would like to report a local restaurant, food truck or cafe for health violations, you can file a complaint with the facility’s local environmental health departments.
The local health department is responsible for the initial investigation of consumer complaints regarding foods served or sold at retail food facilities, according to the California Department of Public Health.
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Dining locations temporarily closed by health inspectors
Falafel & Pizza
8484 Florin Road, Suite 150, Sacramento
Number of violations: 2
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 7
- Health inspectors gave a red placard to the Florin Mediterranean pizzeria after finding 35 German cockroaches in the facility including a cockroach with an egg sack “quickly moving” on the prep table with food and food related items.
- Multi-species cockroaches were on a sticky trap in the employee break room and cockroaches were observed scattering on the walls.
- An employee had gloves on, grabbed a napkin and killed a live cockroach. Employee was observed continuing to cook immediately afterward, without changing gloves.
Falafel & Pizza had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, Oct. 8.
The Bee reached out to the facility but no manager was onsite.