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The state Department of Health announced Monday that it has fined Molokai’s Kanemitsu Bakery $90,000 for selling baked goods and other food products under unsanitary conditions.
The violations occurred March 7-8, the department said in a news release. No illnesses related to food from the bakery have been reported, the department said.
An inspection on March 7 uncovered "serious deficiencies in the maintenance and manufacturing practices at the facility," including improper cleaning and sanitizing of cooking implements and surfaces, inadequate rodent control, lack of hot water and general unsanitary conditions, the department said.
The bakery was told to halt manufacturing, selling or distributing products until the deficiencies were fixed, but continued to sell its products, leading to the heavy fine.
The bakery has since corrected its major violations and been allowed to resume business while it fixes its remaining deficiencies and develops a maintenance plan to prevent future violations.
Kanemitsu, known for its bread and lavash, also got hit by corrective action in August 2000, also for unsanitary conditions, the state said.