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Bugs were found at concession stands at both the Smoothie King Center and the Superdome in 2016, according to a report by ESPN’s Outside the Lines that analyzed health department violations from 2016-17.

In April 2016, health inspectors found cockroaches, dirty food contact surfaces, mislabeled containers, dirty floors and multiple other violations at the Smoothie King Center.



In a follow-up inspection at the Smoothie King Center in August 2017, inspectors found containers of bananas that contained a “filthy, putrid or decomposed substance.”

The Smoothie King Center was the ninth-worst NBA facility in terms of health violations. Of the 49 food service outlets at the Smoothie King Center that were inspected, 25 of them had high-level violations.

High-level violations pose potential threats for foodborne illness.

The violations at the Superdome were less critical.

In June 2016, inspectors found dead bugs in a popcorn stand. The stand hadn’t been cleaned since the last event at the stadium. In June 2017, inspectors wrote that several freezers needed cleaning.

The Superdome was in the 14th-best NFL facility for cleanliness. Of the 34 food service outlets at the Superdome that were inspected, 13 had high-level violations.

Out of the 107 professional stadiums with accessible data, the Superdome came in at No. 59 and the Smoothie King Center came in at No. 80.

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