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NameHALFPENNY`S CONFECTIONS & CREAMERY
Address301 S TRYON ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 8/6/2013
Final Score @ Grade
95 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
1 0 PIC present, Demonstration - Certification by accredited program, and performs duties No No No The facility must have a person in charge during all hours of operation who is certified as a food protection manager by an ANSI accredited program such as Servsafe. Observed the person in charge today did not have any approved certifications. CDI by instruction. Two point deduction begins in 2014.
14 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized No No No Maintain the ice machine clean and sanitized. Observed the ice machine had pink build up on the interior surfaces. CDI - cleaned by staff.
19 1.50 Proper hot holding temperatures Yes No No Maintain hot food at 135F or greater. Observed hot dogs being hot held on the hot dog roller at 117F. CDI- turned to a higher setting and hot dogs were 152F later during the inspection.
20 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No Maintain cold food at 45F or below. Observed chicken and deli meat at 50-55F stacked too high in the cold holding unit. CDI, moved to other refrigeration.
31 0.50 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes No No Facility must cool items using proper methods. Observed items such as cut tomatoes and tuna salad were being held in tightly covered containers. These were vented to allow for proper cooling. CDI.
35 0 Food properly labeled: original container Yes No No .3-602.11 Food Labels. Observed the facility packages cake/cookies, salads, fruit ect for customer self service. These must be labeled per the food code. The minimum labeling requirements for packaged food in a food establishment, whether packaged in a commercial processing plant or in the restaurant/deli/food store includes the common name of the food, list of ingredients in descending order, net contents or quantity, name and place of business, source of any of the 8 major food allergens (if present) and nutrition labeling if claims are made. The allergens are Milk, EGG, FISH (such as bass, flounder, cod, and including crustacean shellfish such as crab, lobster, or shrimp), tree nuts (such as almonds, pecans, or walnuts), wheat, peanuts, and soybeans; CDI by instruction. Have in place by the next inspection.