Inspection Reports: Which Food Providers Had Fewest Violations in June?

June showed the wide variety of businesses, organizations and governmental properties that the county's health district considers to be food service providers.

The Lake County General Health District gave inspections to hotels, senior living facilities, pools, parks, big-box stores, sub shops and Mentor High School.

Also, the line between food service providers with the fewest and most violations was thinner in June than in any month since Mentor Patch began tracking them. District officials have always said that the actual violation matters more than the number, and that rang true for a few of the providers that received just one violation.

FroYo Twist on Center Street, for example, had only one violation — having a can of Raid bug spray. However, that's not one the district takes lightly. Inspector Elizabeth Rinnder said business owners should not take bug control into their own hands because bottled spray generally does not stay in one area.

"If it's a commercial space, a professional person has to take care of it," District Director of Environmental Health Nancy Niehus said. "They're allowed to use snap traps, but anything that's a poison, a professional has to do."

Subway on Mentor Avenue had a seemingly harmless violation of avocado being seen in a hand sink, but an employee was also accused by a patron of placing ice into a machine after it had been spilled onto the floor. The woman called corporate, but did not receive a response.

A manager told the health district he would find out which employee did it and provide additional training.

The above Google Fusion table also includes several providers that had zero violations. The food service providers each carry a category with a numerical ranking that is indicative of the risk the state believes there is for a patron to become ill. Restaurants are often listed as "C2S" or "C3S" and schools, "N2S" or "N4S," based on size and risk.