Restaurant inspection update: Moldy cheese, expired meat, a roach in the noodles

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: March 9, 2026

Words: 4,049

Last Updated: 13 hours, 15 minutes ago

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State, city and county inspectors have cited Iowa restaurants and stores for hundreds of food-safety violations during the past several weeks, including offenses related to expired meat, cockroaches and mice, and moldy food.

The findings are reported by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing, which handles food-establishment inspections at the state level.

Listed below are some of the more serious findings that stem from inspections at Iowa restaurants, stores, care facilities and other …

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