Expired milk and meat, and other Lehigh County restaurant inspections for Sept. 7-13

The state inspected the following food establishments in Lehigh County. To find more restaurant safety information, view full inspection reports, and sign up for real-time text or email alerts for specific restaurants or locations, visit Spotlight PA’s Restaurant Safety Tracker.

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture produces retail food inspection reports for 61 of Pennsylvania's 67 counties using the FDA Model Food Code. Inspections are conducted regularly throughout the state, and results are posted as inspections are conducted. As noted by the Department of Agriculture, inspections are a “snapshot” of a particular day. Many violations are relatively minor and are fixed at the time of inspection.

Facilities with violations:

• Dulce Y Salado

• Wal-Mart #2145

Dulce Y Salado
1140 N. Jasper St., Allentown, PA 18109
Sept. 10, 2026

1 high priority violation

• High Priority: Cheese and other foods were 50 degrees F in refrigerator. Maintain cold foods at 41 degrees F or below.

Wal-Mart #2145
2601 Macarthur Rd., Whitehall, PA 18052
Sept. 8, 2026

1 high priority, 3 moderate priority, 4 low priority violations

• High Priority: Observed open packages of salmon and shrimp in the cold hold unit with a use by date of 8/18 (Salmon) and 9/7 (Shrimp). Packages were removed and discarded during this inspection.

• Moderate Priority: Observed utensils in the bakery handwash sink, indicating uses other than handwashing.

• Moderate Priority: Observed 1 gallon 1% milk for sale beyond expiration date. Milk was pulled from the shelf to be disposed of.

• Moderate Priority: The Person in Charge did not demonstrate adequate knowledge of food safety in this food facility as evidenced by this non-compliant inspection.

• Low Priority: Caulking at wall for the deli 3 compartment sink is deteriorated.

• Low Priority: Observed an open employee beverage stored directly on packages of food in the storage area.

• Low Priority: Non-food contact surfaces not cleaned at a frequency to preclude accumulation of dirt and soil.
  -Accumulation of dust and dirt on the fan guards in the dairy and deli walk in coolers.
  -Observed clutter and debris beneath food storage shelving in the walk in coolers.

• Low Priority: Observed ice accumulation on packages of food stored in the deli walk in freezer.

Facilities with no violations:

• Springhill Suites Center Valley, 3800 West Dr., Center Valley, PA 18034, on Sept. 8, 2026

• The Railyard Kitchen, 518 Bank St., Emmaus, PA 18049, on Sept. 10, 2026

• The Railyard Tasting Room, 518 Bank, Emmaus, PA 18049, on Sept. 10, 2026

• Top Star Express #0028, 1537 Cedar Crest Blvd., Allentown, PA 18104, on Sept. 9, 2026

This post was automatically generated with data from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s database of Food Safety Inspections for Retail Facilities. We have also labeled violations as high, moderate, or low priority. These categories align directly with priority levels identified in the FDA Food Code: Priority, Priority Foundation, and Core.

Priority items contribute directly to the elimination, prevention, or reduction to an acceptable level of hazards associated with foodborne illness or injury, such as handwashing, food handling, and temperature control, or other direct food contamination threats, such as rodents or pests. We noted violations of priority items as high priority.

Priority foundation items support, facilitate, or enable control of risk factors that contribute to foodborne illness or injury, such as personnel training, labeling, and record-keeping. We noted violations of priority foundation items as moderate priority.

Core items usually relate to standard operating procedures, facility structures, equipment design, or general maintenance. We noted violations of core items as low priority.

To read the full inspection reports, you can visit: pafoodsafety.pa.gov/web/inspection/publicinspectionsearch.aspx