MEDIA ADVISORY: KDHE Issues Fines for Kansas Food Code Violations

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued administrative orders assessing civil penalties against several food service establishments for violations of the Kansas Food Code. Penalty assessment letters were mailed on the days indicated to the following establishments:

• September 9 Little Caesar’s #53, 707 Metropolitan, Leavenworth
• September 12 Fuddruckers, 8725 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park
• September 12 Johnson’s General Store, 218 9th St, Humboldt
• September 15 Charriots Cantino, 580 S. 4th St., Edwardsville
• September 16 Saigon Restaurant, 1103 N. Broadway, Wichita
• September 26 The New Idle Hour, 118 E. Jackson, Iola
• September 26 Paradise Café, 728 Massachusetts, Lawrence
• September 26 Johnson’s General Store, 201 W. Mary, Yates Center
• September 26 Grandma’s Diner, 2415 E. Pawnee, Wichita
• September 26 Denny’s Sports Center, 18 East Jackson, Iola
• September 26 La Hacienda Restaurant, 339 E. Pancake, Liberal
• September 26 Best Western Buffalo Inn Restaurant, 830 W. Hwy 24, Goodland
• September 26 Cajun Café & Grill, 1801 SW Wanamaker Rd VC #9, Topeka
• September 26 Kentucky Fried Chicken, 2101 S. Main, Fort Scott
• September 26 Sonic Drive In, 1105 N. 4th, Burlington
• October 6 Szechwan, 3101 N. Rock Road Ste # 150, Wichita
• October 6 Ninfas Tortillas, 964 Kansas Ave, Kansas City
• October 10 Angela’s Café, 2119 W. 21st St., Wichita
• October 14 El Torero, 108 E. 2nd St Suite 108, Wichita
• October 14 Tippin’s Restaurant, 8200 Mission Rd., Prairie Village

The department seeks to work constructively with licensed establishments to ensure compliance with the Kansas Food Code which protects the public from the risk of foodborne illness. Whenever a food safety inspector identifies a violation, the inspector immediately notifies the person in charge and advises them on the proper way to make a correction. Violations are often corrected in this manner during the inspection. Where critical violations are not corrected with the inspector on-site, an unannounced follow-up inspection is conducted.

When an inspector documents the same Food Code violation(s) on consecutive visits to the same establishment, it is KDHE’s policy to issue fines. The fine for an individual violation can range up to $500 per violation for each day the violation is documented. All fines are subject to appeal as governed under the Kansas Administrative Procedures Act.
By statute, an establishment has 20 calendar days from the date the order was mailed, plus three days for mailing to file for an appeal or to pay the fine.

KDHE’s purpose in issuing this advisory is to promote awareness of the requirements of the Kansas Food Code.

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