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The Victoria City-County Health Department and its sister organization, the Crossroads Public Health District, inspect places where food is served in Victoria, DeWitt, Jackson and Calhoun counties.

In the inspection reports, each violation in the Food Temperature/Time Requirements category is 5 demerits; in the Personnel/Handling/Source Requirements category, 4 demerits; and in the Facility and Equipment Requirements, 3 demerits. Zero is a perfect score while 100 demerits is the worst possible score.

Each Wednesday, the Advocate publishes inspection results from the previous week. All demerits are reported, but only those in the categories of Food Temperature/Time Requirements and Personnel/Handling/Source Requirements are detailed.

FOOD SERVICE INSPECTIONS FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 25

307 W. George St. in Port Lavaca. Demerits: 28. Need to use lids and straws on employee drinks, need to cover meat in cooler and freezer, need to use approved date labeling system, inadequate hot water supply in hand sink. Four facility and equipment violations.

2902 N. Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: 26. Improper cold hold temperature, inadequate hand washing, cross-contamination of raw ans cooked foods, need to use approved date labeling system. Three facility and equipment violations.

103 E. Second St. in Bloomington. Demerits: 19. Improper cold hold temperature, need to cover food in cooler, cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods. Two facility or equipment violations.

1006 S. Third St. in Ganado. Demerits: 11. Need to use approved date labeling system, inadequate hot water supply in bathroom. One facility or equipment violation.

state Highway 172 and LaWard Street. in LaWard. Demerits: 10. Need to label food correctly. Two facility or equipment violations.

4603 N. Navarro St. in Victoria. Demerits: 8. Inadequate hand washing, improper handling of ready-to-eat foods.

705 Nueces St. in Port Lavaca. Demerits: 7. Need to use hand sink for designated use only. One facility or equipment violation.

412 W. Austin St. in Port Lavaca. Demerits: 7. Need to use approved date labeling system. One facility or equipment violation.

2502 Fannin St. in Victoria. Demerits: 7. Need to label food correctly. One facility or equipment violation.

1104 E. Trinity St. in Victoria. Demerits: 4. Need to use lids and straws on employee drinks.

2706 Leary Lane in Victoria. Demerits: 4. Inadequate hand washing.

1512 Jackson St. in Port Lavaca. Demerits: 4. Need to discard dented cans.

605 N. Commerce St. in Port Lavaca, 2901 Erwin St. in Victoria, , 601 E. Colorado St. in Victoria, 1002 Santa Barbara St. in Victoria, , 5105 Guy Grant Road in Victoria, 102 E. Main St. in Victoria. Demerits: 3.

510 W. Rogers St. in Ganado, 3400 Blue Bonnet St. in Victoria, 208 S. Ben Wilson St. in Victoria, 3307 Callis St. in Victoria. Demerits: 0.