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UPDATE: Recent Health Department Report Released on Hardees in Circleville

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Circleville – Hardees is closed and has been closed for several days after two very concerning health department reports over the last three weeks.

The health department originally visited the restaurant on June 14th and found some serious health code violations including several infestations of Mice and insects.

In the report, the health department said the Presence of live insects, rodents, and other pests. Multiple flies were observed in the facility, as well as rodent droppings. Believe droppings are from previous mice and droppings haven’t been cleaned up yet. 

When the health department arrived for a follow-up inspection two weeks later things weren’t much better.

In the new report filed on June 28, they still found the presence of live insects, rodents, and other pests. Dead mice in bait traps, and mice are still an issue in restaurants, fly infestation, and Mouse droppings. They ordered an exterminator to come once a week until the issue is resolved, and also shut down some of their drive-thru systems because of an Improper backflow prevention device. The inspector found the walk-in freezer has insects and mouse droppings, the restaurant did not have a person in charge per shift that was in charge of certification of Food protection.

The health department did report that some violations from the June 14th report had been fixed, but still reported 8 Violations, 2 of them critical. Here is the list

3717-1-06.4(K) / Controlling pests.
Critical Repeat Presence of live insects, rodents, and other pests. Dead mice in bait traps, mice are still issue in restaurant. Fly infestation. Mouse droppings. Exterminator is to come once a week until issue is resolved.

3717-1-06.4(K) / Controlling pests.
Critical Presence of live insects, rodents, and other pests. Multiple flies observed in facility, as well as rodent droppings. Facility does have exterminator. Believe droppings are from previous mice and droppings havent been cleaned up yet. Make sure rodent droppings are cleaned up immediately.

3717-1-05.1(E) / Backflow prevention device – design standard.
Critical Improper backflow prevention device installed on a water supply system. Soda machine in drive thru has no backflow prevention. Cannot use that machine until fixed.

3717-1-04.4(A)(2) / Equipment components kept intact, tight, and adjusted
Condenser in walk in cooler is leaking. All equipment must be maintained and in good repair.

3717-1-04.4(A)(2) / Equipment components kept intact, tight, and adjusted
Lid on ice cream freezer found with cracks and duct tape over the cracks. All equipment must be in good repair, easily cleanable. Repair ice creem freezer lid.

3717-1-04.4(A)(2) / Equipment components kept intact, tight, and adjusted
Equipment components are not intact, tight or properly adjusted. Walk in freezer condenser is leaking gratuitously. No food should be stored under leaking condenser until fixed.

3717-1-04.5(D) / Nonfood-contact surfaces – cleaning frequency.
Non-food contact surface(s) not cleaned at the required frequency. Walk in freezer has insects, mouse droppings. Must be de-thawed and cleaned.

3717-1-04.5(D) / Nonfood-contact surfaces – cleaning frequency.
Ice cream freezer in need of dethaw and cleaning. All surfaces should be cleaned at a frequency that prevents build-up of contaminants.

3717-1-05.4(Q) / Cleaning receptacles.
Waste receptacles or handling units not cleaned and maintained. A lot of trash around dumpster. Dumpster area itself is a public health nuisance. Clean dumpster area.

3717-1-06.4(A) / Repairing.
Physical facilities are not maintained in good repair. Observed placed on baseboards where there are gaps between walls on boards. All crevices must be caulked.

3717-1-06.4(A) / Repairing.
Physical facilities are not maintained in good repair. Multiple ceiling tiles missing or damaged from water. Physical facilities must be maintained in good repair. Replace all damaged ceiling tiles.

3717-1-06.4(A) / Repairing.
The soda machine in the drive-thru is leaking. All equipment must be maintained. Service soda machine.

3717-1-06.4(A) / Repairing.
Repeat Physical facilities not maintained in good repair. Multiple openings from outside leading inside of building for pests to get in. All holes in the facility must be patched so no pests get in.

3717-1-06.1(I) / Light bulbs – protective shielding.
No protective shielding on light above ice machine. All lights must have protective sheilding.

3701-21-25(I) / Person in charge certification in food protection
FSO did not have a person in charge per shift with the person in charge certification in food protection.

Due to the major violations at the restaurant and the seriousness of the claims from the health department the facility voluntarily closed due to pests and lack of cleanliness and can reopen once the facility is cleaned and pests are controlled. The building department was also called due to all the structural and electrical safety concerns.