Madison Health: Food Safety Violations Pattern - NC
Bins of sugar, flour, and cornmeal sat open with no date markings. An opened bag of submarine sandwich rolls in the dry storage room had no date. At 9:31 a.m., the inspector looked at the ice machine. Pink and brown substances were scattered across the entire baffle, the white plastic piece that manages the flow of ice into the bin.
Six minutes later, she opened the walk-in cooler.
Nineteen four-ounce yogurt cups, in assorted flavors, were sitting on a cart and on a shelf. Their use-by date was January 29, 2026. The inspection was February 8. A box of eight heads of lettuce showed brown discoloration throughout.
The Dietary Manager, interviewed that afternoon, said she had told second-shift staff to throw out the lettuce on February 6, two days before inspectors arrived. She could not recall which staff members she had told. She said dish aides were responsible for checking yogurt dates and discarding them on or before expiration. The cooks, she said, were responsible for labeling and dating everything else.
On the ice machine, she said Maintenance handled the interior cleaning — but added she would expect the machine to be clean. The Administrator, interviewed separately, said the dietary department was responsible for the ice machine interior and Maintenance for the filter. The two accounts did not match.
When inspectors returned on February 10, the Administrator offered an explanation for the expired and unlabeled food: staff had felt overwhelmed because of a recent ice storm that forced some employees to shelter inside the facility.
The lettuce the Dietary Manager had ordered discarded on February 6 was still in the cooler on February 8.
Full Inspection Report
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Last verified: August 5, 2026 · Our methodology
Madison Health and Rehabilitation in Mars Hill, NC was cited for violations during a health inspection on February 11, 2026.
Bins of sugar, flour, and cornmeal sat open with no date markings.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.