Popcorn Without A Permit: Hardware Store Forced To Unplug Popcorn Machine
The state stops the pop.
A La Jolla, California hardware store has been forced to remove their popcorn machine they say was used to treat to customers for free over the last 25 years.
KGTV reports that Meanley and Son Hardware was investigated for serving free popcorn without a permit.
In the report, the inspector said the small Gold Medal brand popcorn maker was seen in use and (gasp) with “popped popcorn prepared.”
The health department says the hardware store will need to install three sinks and go through the permitting process if it is to offer free popcorn again.
The San-Diego Union Tribune reports that the county Department of Environmental Health, “has a long tradition of cracking down on these scofflaws.”