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Festival Foods

1109 CHIPPEWA CROSSING BLVD, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 · Chippewa County

7cited violations
3serious tier
5inspections

Establishment

Type
Retail food (not serving meals) (Retail Food - Not Serving Meals, Complex)
Inspected by
Chippewa County Department of Public Health
License / ID
AKRR-CUAHJN
Status
Permitted
Official record
Chippewa County Department of Public Health inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2026100
2025141
2023332

Inspections

  1. Feb 24, 2026 Routine · No items found

    No violations cited.

  2. Jan 14, 2025 Routine · 1 priority, 2 priority foundation, 1 core
    • Serious Priority Corrected on site

      FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - WAREWASHING EQUIPMENT, CHEMICAL, TEMPERATURE, pH, CONCENTRATION AND HARDNESS

      The sanitizer buckets in the meat department were not being used according to EPA registered label use instructions and is at 100 PPM.

      Correction: Provide training to employees on proper use and concentration of sanitizer or repair or adjust warewashing equipment to provide proper sanitizer concentration.

      Code 4-501.114 (A) - (E)

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      WASHING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES - DEVICES USED FOR CHEMICAL SANITIZATION

      Device for onsite chemical generation for washing fruits and vegetables not used in accordance with manufacturer's directions, North sink was recorded at 100 PPM and South Sink was recorded at 300PPM. Sinks in food court/ sushi and in dry storage were not tested.

      Correction: Use onsite chemical device according to manufacturer's directions. Ecolab might be telling employees a different number, please determine proper use.

      Code 3-302.15 (C)

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      FOOD LABELS - INFORMATION INCLUDES FOOD ALLERGENS

      Label information for cheese popcorn items are missing allergen identification.

      Correction: Label information shall include the food source for each major food allergen contained in the food. Whey is listed as ingredients, ensure proper dairy allergens are idenitifed.

      Code 3-602.11 (B) (5)

    • Not serious Core Corrected on site

      WIPING CLOTHS - USE LIMITATION - CLOTHS FOR WIPING COUNTERS STORED IN SANITIZER

      Mulitple wiping cloth used for wiping surfaces stored on counters in the fresh produce room.

      Correction: Cloths used for wiping counters and equipment shall be stored in a sanitizing solution in between uses.

      Code 3-304.14 (B) (1)

  3. Dec 18, 2023 Routine · 2 priority, 1 core
    • Serious Priority Corrected on site

      FOOD ADDITIVES: APPROVED AND PROPERLY USED

      Vegetable wash not being used according to manufacturers instructions. Levels at multiple vegetable wash stations was at 150-200 PPM. Labels calls for wash to be at 30-60 PPM.

      Correction: Use only approved food additives in food. Discard contaminated or adulterated foods. Rinse fruits and vegetables well that were in the wash. Ecolab was called to service the machines.

      Code 3-202.12

    • Serious Priority Corrected on site

      PACKAGED AND UNPACKAGED FOOD - RAW OVER RTE-FOODS

      Boxes of raw chicken are stored next to and higher than containers of ready to eat potato salad.

      Correction: Reorganize food storage so that ready-to-eat foods are stored above raw animal food and raw vegetables. Discard ready-to-eat foods that show evidence of contamination. Physical separation provided by moving potato salad over.

      Code 3-302.11 (A) (1)

    • Not serious Core

      WAREWASHING - PRECLEANING

      Food debris from cutting boards is scarped into the rinse sink, middle compartment of the 3-compartment warewashing sink.

      Correction: Scrape or remove food debris from all equipment and utensils using waste disposal unit, garbage receptacle or in a warewashing machine with a prewash cycle.

      Code 4-603.12

  4. Sep 28, 2023 Pre-inspection Follow Up · No items found

    No violations cited.

  5. Sep 12, 2023 Pre-inspection · No items found

    No violations cited.

Source: Chippewa County Department of Public Health. History last read Oct 8, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.