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State health inspectors close 2 York County, Pa., Taco Bell restaurants.

York Daily Record (York, PA)

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Byline: Sean Adkins

Oct. 3--A state health inspector recently closed two local Taco Bell restaurants and ran a follow-up inspection on a third location of the fast-food chain.

In August, a customer complained to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services about soiled conditions at the KFC/Taco Bell at 450 Shrewsbury Commons.

Mounds of dirt and food lay on the floor under the cooking area, the restaurant had unclean tables and an employee had continued to use a tong that had dropped to the floor, according to the health report.

On Aug. 24, state health inspector Jerry Heisey ran the first of three inspections at the store and found multiple violations such as old adhering food debris on most clean utensils stored over the three-bay sink and food particles stuck to walls.

All the floors in the food preparation area had an "excessive" amount of…

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