(Iowa Capital Dispatch) – State, city and county food inspectors have cited Iowa restaurants and stores for hundreds of food-safety violations in recent weeks, including long-expired food, moldy vegetables and meat labeled “not for sale.” The Iowa Capital Dispatch reports locally, the  Casey’s General Store in Villisca  was mentioned. During an April 5th visit, a state inspector noted that the nozzles on the soda-dispensing machine, as well as the nozzles on the ice cream machine were “heavily soiled with a mold-like debris.”

Those, and other findings are reported by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing, which handles food-establishment inspections at the state level. Listed below are some of the more serious findings that stem from inspections at Iowa restaurants, cafeterias and stores over the past four weeks.

The state inspections department reminds the public that their reports are a “snapshot” in time, and violations are often corrected on the spot before the inspector leaves the establishment.

The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing oversees restaurant inspections in Iowa. (Photo via Getty Images; DIAL logo courtesy of Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing)

For a more complete list of all inspections, along with additional details on each of the inspections listed below, visit the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing website.

Among the other locations with violations that were mentioned in the report, was:

• Mamma Mia Restaurante, in Muscatine
• The Sushi House, in Cedar Rapids
• Shen Chef King, in Marshalltown
• Abelardo’s Mexican Fresh, in Cedar Rapids
• Maid-Rite, in Norwalk
• Cuatlatls Family Kitchen, in Clinton
• Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, in Davenport
• The Main Event,in Bettendorf
• Gramma’s Checkered Flag, in Walcott
• Taco Alicias, in Des Moines
• Hy-Vee Foods, in Ames
• Hi Tea, in Cedar Rapids
• Jenny’s, in Clinton
• Papa Murphy’s Pizza, in Bettendorf
• Iowa Athletic Club, in Coralville
• Jersey Grille, in Davenport
• Janie’s Riverview Café, in Buffalo