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Madison County

ZEM'S ICE CREAM

124 HICKORY STREET, CANASTOTA, NY 13032

Last inspected May 21, 2026

Official source: New York State Department of Health (health.ny.gov) · All data sources

Passed. Met health requirements at the latest inspection. Some health departments report pass/fail instead of letter grades.

This source doesn’t issue a letter grade, so CleanPlate derived the status from the reported violation data.

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Inspection history

  1. May 21, 2026

    1 violation
    • Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
  2. Aug 18, 2025

    2 violations
    • Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
    • Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
  3. Aug 29, 2024

    1 violation
    • Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
  4. Jul 13, 2023

    1 violation
    • Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
  5. Jun 14, 2022

  6. Jul 8, 2021

    1 violation
    • Critical: Cooked or prepared foods are subject to cross-contamination from raw foods.
  7. Sep 4, 2020

  8. May 14, 2019

  9. May 10, 2019

    3 violations
    • Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
    • Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
    • Critical: Foods or food area/public area contamination by sewage or drippage from waste lines.
  10. Aug 8, 2018

    1 violation
    • Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
  11. Jun 12, 2017

  12. Sep 15, 2016

  13. Jul 16, 2015

    1 violation
    • Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
  14. Aug 7, 2014

  15. Jul 29, 2013

    1 violation
    • Food (ice) contact surfaces are improperly designed, constructed, installed, located (cracks, open seams, pitted surfaces, tin cans reused, uncleanable or corroded food contact surfaces)
  16. Jun 26, 2012

  17. Aug 26, 2011

  18. Aug 30, 2010

  19. Aug 4, 2009

  20. May 1, 2008

  21. Aug 8, 2007

  22. Apr 20, 2006

  23. May 20, 2005

  24. Apr 9, 2004

  25. May 5, 2003

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Source: New York State Department of Health (health.ny.gov). Data shown unmodified from the official government record. CleanPlate is an independent service, not affiliated with any government agency. See something wrong? Report a data issue.