Lamb's Fresh Market - Wausau
730 E WAUSAU AV, Wausau, WI 54403 · Marathon County
Establishment
- Type
- Retail food (not serving meals) (Retail Food - Not Serving Meals, Complex)
- Inspected by
- Marathon County Health Department
- License / ID
- BBUR-9H7LVP
- Status
- Permitted
- Phone
- (715) 845-6703
- Official record
- Marathon County Health Department inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Inspections
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Jun 29, 2026 Routine · 1 priority, 2 priority foundation, 1 repeat
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Serious
Priority
Repeat
TCS FOOD - COLD HOLDING
Rotisserie chicken and fried chicken in the retial cooler by the deli was observed cold held at 44.4°F.
Correction: Maintain cold time/temperature control for safety food at or below 41°F. Discard unsafe food items.
Code 3-501.16 (A) (2) AND (B)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
PERSON IN CHARGE - HOT AND COLD HOLDING
The Person in Charge (PIC) is not monitoring food temperatures during cold holding.
Correction: The person in charge shall ensure that routine temperature monitoring is conducted on foods during hot and cold holding.
Code 2-103.11 (I)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
Stoneridge Cooler is not sufficient in capacity to hold foods at temperatures at or below 41F.
Correction: Provide equipment in sufficient capacity to hold food at proper temperature. Reduce food inventory or provide additional approved equipment.
Code 4-301.11
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Serious
Priority
Repeat
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May 21, 2025 Routine · 1 priority, 2 priority foundation, 5 core, 2 repeat
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Serious
Priority
TCS FOOD - COLD HOLDING
Cottage cheese, kefir, yogurt, and eggs in Dairy Retial Display Cooler was observed cold held at 50.6, 48.2, 48.8, 45.4°F.
Correction: Maintain cold time/temperature control for safety food at or below 41°F. Discard unsafe food items.
Code 3-501.16 (A) (2) AND (B)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - SOILED
Nooks and crannies of the deli slicers are visibly soiled.
Correction: Maintain food contact surfaces in a clean condition.
Code 4-601.11 (A)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
Repeat
HANDWASHING CLEANSER AVAILABILITY
Soap not available at food employee handwashing sink in the meat department.
Correction: Provide hand soap at handwashing sink to facilitate proper handwashing.
Code 6-301.11
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Not serious
Core
Repeat
FOOD CONTAMINATION PREVENTED FROM PREMISE - OFF THE FLOOR
Boxes of packaged cup cakes were observed stored on the floor in the small walk-in freezer.
Correction: Store all food items 6 inches above the floor.
Code 3-305.11 (A) (3)
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Not serious
Core
FOOD LABELS - LABEL INFORMATION
The address of the food establishment is missing from food labels on foods packaged in the deli and meat departments.
Correction: Label information shall include: common name of food, ingredients in order of predominance, quantity, name of business or manufacturer, color additive such canthaxanthin or astaxanthin in salmon and nutritional information.
Code 3-602.11 (B) (1)-(4), (6) and (7)
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Not serious
Core
THERMOMETERS - FUNCTIONALITY - INTEGRAL OR PERMANENTLY AFFIXED MEASURING DEVICE
Deli case is not equipped with an integral or permanently affixed thermometer.
Correction: Provide a integral or permanently affixed temperature measuring device.
Code 4-204.112 (B)
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Not serious
Core
SANITIZING AGENTS - AVAILABILITY
There is no sanitizer available for sanitizing equipment and utensils in the meat department.
Correction: Provide chemical sanitizer and suspend operation until sanitizer can be provided.
Code 4-303.11 (B)
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Not serious
Core
SINGLE-USE AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES - USE LIMITATIONS
Single-use bowls were observed being used as scoops for dry ingredients.
Correction: Discard single-use and single service articles after initial use.
Code 4-502.13 (A)
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Serious
Priority
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Jun 21, 2024 Routine · 2 priority foundation, 1 core, 1 repeat
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
RTE/TCS FOOD - DATE MARKING METHODS
Date marking procedure is inconsistent. Some deli salads were date marked to indicate the date they must be discarded, while others were date marked for the day they were prepared.
Correction: Adjust method or procedures so that all ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food, if required, are provided with an approved method of date marking.
Code 3-501.17 (D)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
HANDWASHING CLEANSER AVAILABILITY
Soap not available at food employee handwashing sink in the meat cutting room.
Correction: Provide hand soap at handwashing sink to facilitate proper handwashing.
Code 6-301.11
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Not serious
Core
Repeat
FOOD CONTAMINATION PREVENTED FROM PREMISE - OFF THE FLOOR
Boxes storing bakery products were observed stored on the floor in the Small Walkin Freezer.
Correction: Store all food items 6 inches above the floor.
Code 3-305.11 (A) (3)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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Jun 19, 2023 Routine · 2 core
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Not serious
Core
FOOD CONTAMINATION PREVENTED FROM PREMISE - OFF THE FLOOR
Boxes of Mel-O-Cream donuts are stored on the freezer of the small walkin freezer.
Correction: Store all food items 6 inches above the floor.
Code 3-305.11 (A) (3)
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Not serious
Core
NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - CLEANING FREQUENCY
Fan guards in the meat room need cleaning
Correction: Clean all equipment on a routine basis to prevent accumulation of soil residues.
Code 4-602.13
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Not serious
Core
Source: Marathon County Health Department. History last read Oct 15, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.