Restaurant inspections: Mouse droppings in rice, shrimp in stagnant water

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: May 22, 2026

Words: 2,895

Last Updated: 2 months 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 unsanitary kitchens, food contaminated with rodent droppings and shrimp left sitting in stagnant water.

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 …

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