Rodent issue causes Stanislaus County store to close. See other health violations

Inspectors observed a live rodent and rodent droppings throughout the retail store of an Empire gas station, flies in the food preparation area of a Turlock restaurant and improper hand-washing practices at a Modesto buffet. Complaints of food-borne illness prompted three of the inspections conducted at Stanislaus County food facilities in mid-June. The majority of the 2,400 permitted food service establishments in the county receive two unannounced routine food safety inspections per year, according to the Department of Environmental Resources. The website says inspection reports are scanned weekly. Food trucks...