The County of Ventura Environmental Health Division (EHD) protects public health and the environment by ensuring conformance with State laws and County ordinances pertaining to food protection, hazardous materials, hazardous waste, individual sewage disposal systems, land use, medical waste, ocean water quality monitoring, recreational health, solid waste, underground fuel tanks and vector control.

The EHD publishes food facility closures at www.ventura.org/rma/envhealth/community-services/consumer-food/closures.html.

The following facility closures were noted in May 2016. Keep in mind when reviewing this that there are many possible reasons for the closures, most of which are very temporary issues.

Moorpark High School Snack Bar, 4500 Tierra Rejada Rd., Moorpark;

Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 05/26/16; No reopen date

Piru Community Center, 802 N. Orchard Street, Piru;

Not hot water available for utensil washing or hand washing; inoperable plumbing;

Date closed - 05/19/16; No reopen date

Arby's, 1140 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks;

Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 05/19/16; Date reopened - 05/20/16

Tresierras (meat section only), 280 E. Harvard Blvd., Santa Paula;

Construction resulted in contamination of food product;

Date closed - 05/17/16; Date reopened - 05/17/16

Bindi Food Market (meat section and independently operated food area), 11025 Violetta Street, Saticoy;

Not hot water available for utensil washing or hand washing;

Date closed - 05/16/16; Date reopened - 05/16/16

Las Sirenas Bar & Grill, 2091 N. Oxnard Blvd., Oxnard:

No hot water available for utensil washing or hand washing;

Date closed - 05/09/16; Date reopened - 05/17/16

Green Valley Market, 763 B Street, Fillmore;

Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 05/05/16; Date reopened - 05/06/16

Ray's Donuts, 3734 Saviers Road, Oxnard;

Sewage overflowing inside and outside of the facility, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 05/04/16; Date reopened - 05/05/16

Panaderia La Michoacana, 960 E. Main Street, Santa Paula;

Serious and repeated violations, failure to adhere to a compliance agreement;

Date closed - 05/02/16; Date reopened - 05/05/16

Taqueria El Tapatio #7, 2420 Saviers Rd., Oxnard;

Sewage backing up inside the facility, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 05/03/16; No reopen date