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Four establishments in Douglas County failed state health code inspections in December.

Each month, I take a look at inspection results and list every place either listed out of compliance or with 10 or more code violations. Full reports are available online at agriculture.ks.gov.

There, you can find details about specific violations, which can vary. Noncritical citations include unlabeled products, improperly stored cleaning materials, minor plumbing issues and more. Critical violations include cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods, insect and rodent issues, unclean food preparation areas and more.

Some violations may be corrected during the inspection, while others take longer to fix and require follow-up inspections.

All businesses, even those listed out of compliance, met the basic requirements to safely remain open, unless otherwise noted.

With this regular report I try to provide basic information about food inspections in Douglas County. But because of the sheer volume of inspections, it’s difficult to offer detailed information about each establishment.

Here are Douglas County restaurant inspection results for December:

• Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, 1115 Massachusetts St., last had an inspection from a complaint on Dec. 26. and two violations were found. The restaurant is currently listed as out of compliance.

• Kwik Shop, 522 Ames St., Baldwin City, last had a routine inspection from a complaint on Dec. 28 and one violation was found. The convenience store is currently listed as out of compliance.

• University Inn-Lawrence, 2309 Iowa St., last had an inspection from a complaint on Dec. 19 and one violation was found. The hotel is currently listed as out of compliance.

• Baldwin City Market, 112 N. Eighth St., Baldwin City, last had a follow-up inspection on Dec. 4 and two violations were found. The grocery store is currently listed as out of compliance.

Three organizations that were found out of compliance in November are now back in compliance:

• The Jayhawk Cafe, 1340 Ohio St., last had a follow-up inspection on Dec. 18 and two violations were found but were corrected on-site. The bar is currently listed as in compliance.

• Jefferson’s, 743 Massachusetts St., last had a follow-up inspection on Dec. 10 and one violation was found but was corrected on-site. The restaurant is currently listed as in compliance.

• Ignacio’s, 925 Iowa St., Ste. P1, last had a follow-up inspection on Dec. 4 and two violations were found but were corrected on-site. The restaurant is currently listed as in compliance.