GILLETTE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Agriculture's Consumer and Health Services Division is conducting inspections of retail food establishments across Wyoming (in areas that do not have a local health department to inspect) to help keep Wyoming residents safe.
Campbell County facilities are inspected by the WDA at least once a year. All of these reports are publicly available and can be found on the WDA website. The reports include routine inspections only, not follow-up or other types of inspections.
According to the WDA, a facility can be in compliance with either a non-critical violation (not food related) or a critical violation (potentially causing foodborne illness) or non-compliance.
While it looks for deficiencies, the WDA explains that the organization's “primary goal is to educate companies.”
The report is designed to help companies understand unsafe practices and how to correct them.
Any violation makes a business out of compliance. However, there are different levels of violation and being out of compliance does not necessarily indicate that a business is insecure.
Inspections are a “snapshot” in time, and violations are often corrected before inspectors leave the facility. Depending on the severity of the violation, businesses have 10 to 45 days to correct it.
Any significant violations or noteworthy remarks will be included in the summary memo below, but full reports for each restaurant can be found on the WDA website, where updates are posted.
August 19, 2024
Sinaloa Restaurants LLC
Violations: 9
Compliance: Out
Comment: “Raw meat was stored on or next to cooked foods.”
Morning Joy Coffee
Violations: 2
Compliance: Out
Comment: “Bags of ice for sale stored in outdoor freezers should be protected from deliberate adulteration. This can be achieved by locking them when unattended.”
August 20, 2024
Dollar General #21920
Violations: 1
compliance:
Comment: “We found a dented can of yams on a retail shelf. We have discussed with the store manager that if the dent is near the lid or on the top or bottom of the can, the can cannot be put on the retail market.”
August 22, 2024
Holiday Inn Express Gillette
Violations: 0
compliance:
August 23, 2024
Taco Bell – 023076
Violations: 2
Compliance: Out
Comment: “General cleaning should be done, including under and behind equipment, where floors join walls, and on top of equipment.”
