Health Department Skipped Dozens of DFW Airport Restaurant Inspections

An exclusive NBC 5 investigation discovered the Tarrant County Health Department skipped inspections at dozens of restaurants at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.

According to inspection reports obtained by NBC 5 Investigates, 30 airport restaurants went more than a year without a single county health inspection. That’s nearly one-third of all restaurants at the airport; another 87 restaurants were only inspected once in 2013.

Tarrant County health inspectors are supposed to check restaurants at the airport at least twice a year.

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Detailed records show why those restaurants should be checked. Over the last two years, DFW restaurants that did get inspected racked up a combined total of 370 critical health violations, things that could make someone sick.

The reports show restaurants were cited for a number of violations including food workers not washing their hands properly, meat not being stored at proper temperatures, frozen chicken being thawed improperly, expired milk, fruit flies and food workers handling salad with their bare hands. Inspectors also found mold and slime in soda nozzles, tea nozzles, ice bins and inside a cooler.

More, including video at http://www.nbcdfw.com/investigations/Health-Department-Skipped-Dozens-of-DFW-Airport-Restaurant-Inspections-245776211.html .