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Family Dollar

October 5, 2026 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings4
critical findings1

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Failed findings

staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VOMITING AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE AND CLEAN-UP KIT ON PREMISES DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SAID PROCEDURE ALONG WITH REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR CLEAN-UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
code 5Priority
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 80 OR MORE MICE DROPPINGS ON SITE AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. MICE DROPPINGS WERE FOUND ON THE SHELVES AND THE FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: AISLES 1, 10, 11, 13,14, 18, 19, IN THE MEN'S TOILET ROOM, ON THE FLOOR WHERE THE ENERGY DRINKS ARE STORED, NEAR THE RACK WHERE CHARCOAL IS STORED. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL ITEMS FROM SHELVES FOUND WITH DROPPINGS, REMOVE MICE DROPPINGS, CLEAN, AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED • OBSERVED A DEAD MOUSE UNDER THE SHELF WHERE THE BOXES OF POPCORN IS STORED IN AISLE 13. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS WITH OPENINGS IN THE MIDDLE. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF MENTIONED DOORS AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE TWO OUTDOOR RECEPTACLES NOT ABLE TO CLOSE AND REMAIN TIGHT FITTING, DUE TO THE RECEPTACLE BEING FILLED WITH BOXES AND OBSERVED ONE OF RECEPTACLES MISSING A LID. INSTRUCTED TO ENSURE BOTH RECEPTACLE LIDS ARE ABLE TO CLOSE AND REMAIN TIGHT FITTING AND TO REPAIR/ REPLACE THE MISSING LID FOR THE OUTDOOR GARBAGE RECEPTACLE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B), CITATION ISSUED
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FLOORS UNDER ALL THE SHELVES WITH DUST AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL MENTIONED FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 24, 2024: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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