Rodents, insects: May health inspections in, near Jackson, MS. 6 restaurants, schools fail
As of June 2, three out of the six facilities had conducted follow-up inspections and rectified the failing grade.
Below are the restaurants and food-service facilities in District V, which includes Hinds, Madison and Rankin Counties, that received a failing grade of "C."
Timberlawn School, located at 1980 North Siwell Road in Jackson, received a failing grade during a permit inspection on May 16. The inspection notes improper sewage wastewater disposal. As of June 2, the school has not conducted a follow-up inspection. Timberlawn had not received a prior failing health grade.
Midtown Public Charter School, located at 4795 I-55 North in Jackson, received a failing grade during a scheduled health inspection on May 20. The inspection notes inadequate hand washing facilities. On May 27, the school passed a corrective follow-up with a "B." Midtown Public Charter School had not received a prior failing grade.
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Fresh Market, located at 1000 Highland Colony Parkway in Ridgeland, received a failing grade for both the bakery and the deli during a permit inspection on May 7. Both the bakery and the deli lacked a certified manager. The deli also lacked properly separated and protected food, sanitized surfaces and date marking and disposition of potentially hazardous food. Both the bakery and the deli passed a follow-up inspection on May 20. Fresh Market had not received a prior failing grade.
Canton Mart, located at 1226 West Peace St. in Canton, received a failing grade during a permit inspection on May 29. The inspection notes a lack of a certified manager. Canton Mart previously failed one other inspection in 2022 for the presence of insects rodents and/or animals, which was corrected within a month. As of June 2, Canton Mart has not conducted a follow-up to rectify the most recent failing grade.
B and B Theatres Northpark, located at 250 Ring Road in Ridgeland, received a failing grade during a permit inspection on May 2. The inspection notes a lack of a certified manager. The location also had inadequate hand washing facilities, sanitized surfaces and improperly cleaned toilet facilities. The inspection also notes presence of insects, rodents and/or animals. Previously, Northpark had not received a failing grade. As of June 2, Northpark has not conducted a follow-up inspection.
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Sonic Drive-In, located at 3539 Highway 80 East in Pearl, received a failing grade during a permit inspection. The inspection notes improper cooking time and temperatures, inadequate hot and cold water pressure and improperly separated and protected food. The fast-food restaurant passed a follow-up inspection on May 30 with a "B." This Sonic location had not received a prior failing grade.
The MSDH grades health inspections on an A, B and C scale, with C considered a failing grade.
The MSDH website states the following regarding the grading scale:
A rating: "The facility inspection found no critical violations. Critical violations of the state Food Code are those more likely to lead to food contamination, illness, or other health risk."
B rating: "Critical violations were found, but corrected under the supervision of the inspecting environmentalist. No further corrective actions are required."
C rating: "Critical violations were found, but some or all were not corrected during the inspection. The facility will be re-inspected, and all violations must be corrected in a time period not to exceed 10 days. The re-inspection date is posted on the graded report. If violations are not corrected in the specified time, steps are taken to suspend the facility's permit to operate. A grade of C is also given if critical violations are repeated from the last inspection, even if they were corrected at that time."
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