2 Investigators: Suburban School Cafeterias Fall Short In Inspections

November 15, 2012 10:15 PM " (CBS) — Food not kept cold enough. Dishwasher water not kept hot enough. Wiping cloths not properly sanitized — those are just a few of the critical health-code violations found by the 2 Investigators after reviewing hundreds of inspection reports from Lake, DuPage, Kane, Will and Cook counties.

And as reporter Pam Zekman learned, they’re violations that can make your children sick.

Round Lake Community High School failed three inspections this year by the Lake County Health Department. The violations included not keeping deli meat, cheese and salad bar items at 40 degrees or cooler — the temperature that protects food from growing bacteria.

Round Lake District 116 Superintendent Constance Collins said she was very concerned about the failing grades.

“We want to know that the food that is being served is at the right temperature so that our children are healthy and that we don’t have any illnesses as a result,” she says.

Ice under the deli foods was not keeping the food cold enough. The solution? Putting “ice blankets” on top of the cold cuts and vegetables between lunch periods "

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