Merkato Variety Store

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeRetail Food
• failed findings0
• critical findings0

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Checks marked passed

• ✓Labeling of Ingredientscritical
  Inspector note: No labels on some packaged products provide labels for packaged food products with name address information and ingredients.
  code 01-3-602.11 B2*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Insects Rodents Animals
  Inspector note: Evidence of mice droppings on food storage shelving behind service counter. Clean sanitize and provide current exterminators report.
  code 35-6-501.111/.115** · serious findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on December 2, 2015: 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

This record comes from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Analyze Boston.