Pancake burger, fried watermelon or scorpion pizza, health inspectors have made sure it’s all safe before the Tulsa State Fair.
The fair opens today, but health inspectors have already checked up on food vendors. Elizabeth Nutt with the Tulsa Health Department said everything looks good but inspectors will do spot checks throughout the fair.
"If we do have any issues with vendors that are chronic and we feel like they're just not in the best interest to be here at the fair, we would visit with, of course, the fairgrounds people, and they would make that determination," Nutt said. "We'll always work with whoever is here, no matter what, but usually if we have some chronic problems, we try to get them resolved."
Health department staff met with vendors Wednesday to go over requirements. Food vendors are inspected and licensed for the fair before it opens, and Nutt said four to six inspectors will work every day of the fair.
"About every booth will get inspected four or so times during the duration of the fair, depending on how they do," Nutt said. "If we feel like we need to go back, we might go back and do another spot check."
Receipts may be checked to make sure ingredients came from approved sources. That includes the scorpions on top of those pizzas.
The Tulsa State Fair runs through Oct. 5.
