Kansas City Restaurants Face Food Safety Issues

0:00In Kansas, it's March 20th. Here's what is happening. Health inspectors in the Kansas City area uncovered serious food safety issues at several restaurants during checks from March 8th to 14th. Spots in Kansas City in Johnson County racked up seven or more priority violations for Mexican bars to tie bistros and pizza stands. These critical problems highlight risks like improper food handling that could affect diners. Common violations popped up across the board, including live roaches and mouse droppings, expired meats and sauces and coolers, and food stored on, floors or in trash bags, grimy microwaves, leaking sinks and hand sinks without soap, also drew flags at places like upscale Japanese spots and Cantonese barbecue joints. Local health departments in Kansas City, Independents and Kansas, run these routine or complaint based inspections to enforce food codes. Lower violation counts mean better compliance and most eatery fix issues on the spot or soon after. Four reports are public online for anyone to

1:03search. Follow-up checks show progress as several locations with roach problems cleared, temps corrected, and debris tossed during reinspections by. Mid-March, a few, like a river market tie spot in a zone of Rosa, Mexican place, still await their next review. Keep an eye on those inspection sites before your next meal out. Staying in form helps everyone eat safer around here.