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Family Dollar No. 31662

Latest: PASS June 26, 2025

📍 Neighborhood: Dorchester

🚇 Nearest Transit: Fields Corner (Red Line)

Address
273 COLUMBIA RD
Dorchester, MA 02121
Inspection History
20 inspections
10 failures
License
License #350867
Last inspected: June 26, 2025

Inspection History (20 most recent)

PASS June 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
0 violations
PASS April 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
4 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): Management is to ensure all recommendations from pest control are being addressed and follwed up upon top help minimize any type of rodent activity. | 590.003/3-305.12-C - Food Storage...
FAIL April 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
4 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): Management is to ensure all recommendations from pest control are being addressed and follwed up upon top help minimize any type of rodent activity. | 590.003/3-305.12-C - Food Storage...
PASS March 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-701.11-P - Discarding or Reconditioning Unsafe Adulterated or Contaminated Food (P): Bags of chips cany and other pet foods with what appears to be gnaw markings. Address and ensure all adulterated foods are being removed and discarde...
FAIL February 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-701.11-P - Discarding or Reconditioning Unsafe Adulterated or Contaminated Food (P): Bags of chips cany and other pet foods with what appears to be gnaw markings. Address and ensure all adulterated foods are being removed and discarde...
PASS June 24, 2024 at 2:17 PM
1 violation
590.006/6-501.111-C - Controlling Pests (C): At the time of the re-inspection (6/6/2024) pest control had been on site and had noted several catches on the report. Management is to provide an additional report after rennlvations have been completed.
FAIL June 6, 2024 at 2:55 PM
1 violation
590.006/6-501.111-C - Controlling Pests (C): At the time of the re-inspection (6/6/2024) pest control had been on site and had noted several catches on the report. Management is to provide an additional report after rennlvations have been completed.
FAIL May 28, 2024 at 2:25 PM
1 violation
590.006/6-501.111-C - Controlling Pests (C): At the time of the re-inspection (5/28/2024) pest control had been on site the previous Thursday/Friday but no report was left for the Health Department to review. There was still evidence of rodent act...
FAIL May 15, 2024 at 5:54 PM
5 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): Management does not appear to be following recommnedations from Pest control on the amount of stock that is currently in the store/on the shleves. Address and ensure recommendations ar...
FAIL May 2, 2024 at 2:17 PM
4 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): Management does not appear to be following recommnedations from Pest control on the amount of stock that is currently in the store/on the shleves. Address and ensure recommendations ar...
PASS June 9, 2023 at 3:41 PM
2 violations
590.002/2-501.11-PF - Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf): Must have procedures and Equipment for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events provide. | 590.005/5-501.15-C - Outside Receptacles (C): One Dumpster missing covers provide.
FAIL May 23, 2023 at 6:24 PM
2 violations
590.002/2-501.11-PF - Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf): Must have procedures and Equipment for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events provide. | 590.005/5-501.15-C - Outside Receptacles (C): One Dumpster missing covers provide.
PASS May 16, 2022 at 4:01 PM
3 violations
590.005/5-501.15-C - Outside Receptacles (C): At the time of the inspection there were no outside dumpsters available. Provide. | 590.006/6-501.114-C - Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C): Outside dumpster area with excess trash...
FAIL May 9, 2022 at 12:42 PM
3 violations
590.005/5-501.15-C - Outside Receptacles (C): At the time of the inspection there were no outside dumpsters available. Provide. | 590.006/6-501.114-C - Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C): Outside dumpster area with excess trash...
PASS July 13, 2021 at 4:36 PM
0 violations
PASS W/ CONDITIONS January 6, 2020 at 3:24 PM
12 violations
590.003/3-302.11-C - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C): Keep all foods elevated off the floor at least six inches during storage throughout the store including the storage room | 590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Sto...
FAIL December 16, 2019 at 6:23 PM
11 violations
590.003/3-302.11-C - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C): Keep all foods elevated off the floor at least six inches during storage throughout the store including the storage room | 590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Sto...
PASS January 3, 2019 at 8:17 PM
2 violations
15-4-202.16 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces: Provide additional shelving for chip snacks. | 34-5-501.111/.115 - Outside Storage Improperly Maintained: Clean exterior grounds to remove empty containers and loose trash.
FAIL December 27, 2018 at 7:41 PM
2 violations
15-4-202.16 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces: Provide additional shelving for chip snacks. | 34-5-501.111/.115 - Outside Storage Improperly Maintained: Clean exterior grounds to remove empty containers and loose trash.
PASS March 9, 2018 at 7:29 PM
0 violations
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department