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Several organizations in Douglas County failed state health code inspections in April.

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 inspection results for April:

• Baker University Dining Center, 615 Dearborn St., Baldwin City, last had an inspection because of a complaint on April 22 and one violation was found. The dining center is currently listed as out of compliance.

• Milton’s Cafe, 901 New Hampshire St., last had a routine inspection on April 18 and four violations were found. The cafe is currently listed as out of compliance.

• R Bar and Patio, 610 Florida St., last had a routine inspection on April 18 and 10 violations were found. The bar is currently listed as out of compliance.

• VFW Post No. 852, 1801 Massachusetts St., last had a routine inspection on April 18 and 11 violations were found. The organization is currently listed as out of compliance.

• 133 Coffee, 106 Sixth St., Baldwin City, had its first operational inspection on April 16 and two violations were found. The coffee shop is currently listed as out of compliance.

• Culinaria Food and Wine, 512 E. Ninth St., Ste. A, last had a routine inspection on April 11 and nine violations were found. The restaurant is currently listed as out of compliance.

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

• Aladdin Cafe, 1021 Massachusetts St., last had a follow-up inspection on April 8 and one violation was found but was corrected on site. The cafe is currently listed as in compliance.

• Dillons Food Store, 4701 W. Sixth St., last had a follow-up inspection on April 8, and no violations were found. The grocery store is currently listed as in compliance.

• The Basil Leaf Cafe, 616 W. Ninth St, last had a follow-up inspection April 2, and no violations were found. The cafe is currently listed as in compliance.

Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, 1115 Massachusetts St., and Comfort Inn & Suites, 151 McDonald Drive, which were found out of compliance in March, did not have follow-up inspections in April. Both are currently listed as out of compliance.