| Violation Item
| Demerits
| Violation Description
| CDI | R | VR |
|
|---|
|
3
|
1
|
Management, food & conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities & reporting |
Yes |
Yes
|
No |
2-103.11(O) Ensure food employees are informed of their responsibility to report required symptoms, illnesses and exposure.-PF For more information on employee health policy please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety. Observed staff member not knowledgeable about reportable illnesses and symptoms. Observed posted and employee health policy did not include nontyhpoidal salmonella as reportable illness. CDI, updated employee health policy agreement emailed to PIC. Repeat. |
|
22
|
0
|
Proper cold holding temperatures |
Yes |
No
|
No |
3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P - Observed cut tomatoe and house made ranch dressing overstacked above 41 degrees F in prep coolers. CDI, foods voluntarily discarded by PIC. See temperature observation chart. |
|
23
|
1.50
|
Proper date marking & disposition |
Yes |
Yes
|
No |
3-501.18 Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature window has expired, if it is not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. -P For more information on date marking please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety. Observed container of cut tomatoe not date marked in prep cooler and others with date of preparation of 2/24. Observed employee use prep date day the day after rice was prepared and not when item was cooked or actually prepared. CDI, tomatoes and dressing voluntarily discarded. Proper date marked provided on rice. |
|
28
|
1
|
Toxic substances properly identified stored & used |
Yes |
No
|
No |
7-102.11 Label working containers of toxic materials such as cleaners and sanitizers.-Pf - Observed spray bottle labeled sanitizer and labeled vinegar and water. PIC stated bottle previously a sanitizer bottle. CDI, spray bottle solution voluntarily discarded. |
|
33
|
0.50
|
Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control |
Yes |
No
|
No |
3-501.15 Quickly cool foods. Use methods such as open/vented shallow pans, large ice baths and active stirring. Cold air must flow around product to remove the heat. -Pf For more information on proper cooling procedures please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety. Observed deep pan of rice cooling at 115 degrees F at 10:09. At 10:58 rice was at 106 degrees F. Cooling rate calculation indicated method not effective to reach cooling parameters. CDI, Rice relocated to 2 shallow uncovered sheet pans to rapidly cool. |
|
35
|
0.50
|
Approved thawing methods used |
Yes |
No
|
No |
3-501.13 (E ) Reduced oxygen packaged fish, required to be kept frozen until time of use per labeling, shall be removed from the reduced oxygen environment prior to thawing under refrigeration or upon completion or thawing using running water. Observed vacuum packaged fish thawing in original packaging. CDI, package opened |
|
37
|
0
|
Food properly labeled: original container |
No |
No
|
No |
3-302.12 Label all working containers of food (oils, spices, salts, flour, sugar) except food that is easy to identify such as dry pasta. Observed container of dry food ingredient not labeled on storage rack. |
|
41
|
0
|
Wiping cloths: properly used & stored |
No |
No
|
No |
3-304.14(B) Hold in-use wiping cloths in properly concentrated sanitizer between uses. Observed cloth used to stabilize cutting board during preparation. |
|
44
|
0.50
|
Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried & handled |
No |
Yes
|
No |
4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Observed some stacks of pans wet stacked at warewashing area. Repeat. |