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Cochise County details recent food‑safety investigations: restaurant closure, beef‑jerky embargo, sanitizer exposure
Summary
Environmental Health described three investigations: a rodent‑infested restaurant that voluntarily closed and later reopened, an unpermitted beef‑jerky operation embargoed by state inspectors with samples sent for lab testing, and a chemical exposure tied to improper surface drying and sanitizer residue.
Cochise County Environmental Health staff summarized three recent investigations that prompted inspections, product embargo and safety outreach.
Natalie Johnson, division director, described a rodent infestation at a popular restaurant that county inspectors found repeatedly during follow‑up visits. "There were rodent nests. There were rodent fecal matter. There was rodent urine and all while they're serving food," Johnson said. Because conditions worsened, county staff and the operator agreed the business should close immediately; the restaurant voluntarily closed and posted its own notice. Inspectors visited…
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