| Violation Item
| Demerits
| Violation Description
| CDI | R | VR |
|
|---|
|
2
|
0
|
Management and food employee knowledge, and conditional employee; responsibilities and reporting. |
Yes |
No
|
No |
General Comment: 2-103.11(M) Ensure food employees are informed of their responsibility to report required symptoms, illnesses and exposure. -PF. Observed owner and staff with inadequate knowledge of when employees can return back to work after they have been ill. CDI: reviewed policy with staff and gave a copy of Employee Health poster for facility in Spanish. |
|
7
|
1.50
|
No bare hand contact with RTE foods or a pre-approved alternate properly followed |
Yes |
No
|
No |
3-301.11(B) Do not contact exposed ready-to-eat food with bare hands. Use suitable utensils, single-use gloves or dispensing equipment. -P. Observed owner handling cooked green beans with bare hands. CDI: green beans discarded; education provided; gloves donned. |
|
14
|
0
|
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized |
Yes |
No
|
No |
General Comment: 4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P. Observed sanitizer at 3-comp sink reading 0ppm chlorine level. CDI: bleach added to proper concentration. |
|
18
|
1.50
|
Proper cooling time and temperatures |
Yes |
No
|
No |
3-501.14(A) Quickly cool cooked foods within 2 hours from 135F to 70F; and within a total of 6 hours from 135F to 41F. -P. Observed beans inside reach-in at 49F that had cooled from yesterday that did not meet proper cooling time parameters. CDI: beans were voluntarily discarded. |
|
20
|
3
|
Proper cold holding temperatures |
Yes |
Yes
|
No |
Repeat: 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P. Observed cold TCS foods inside 3-door cooler across from steam table > 41F (see temp chart). Some items held inside cooler were reading 40F/below. It was determined that some of the food items were left out on the counter too long during prep. Limit time TCS foods are held out of the cooler to ensure they are not held in danger zone for periods of time. CDI: items were moved to freezer to rapid chill. |
|
21
|
1.50
|
Proper date marking and disposition |
Yes |
Yes
|
No |
Repeat: 3-501.17 Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and held more than 24hrs. -Pf. Observed inside 3-door cooler chicken, beans, and bean filling for lupus as cooked from yesterday without date label. CDI: products properly dated.
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. Observed tamales frijoles dated 6/15 that had expired past 7 days. CDI: tamales discarded. |
|
31
|
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. Observed a large deep > 6” pan of beans cooling inside reach-in while covered from yesterday. CDI: product had to be discarded due to temperature abuse and not meeting proper cooling parameters. Discussed proper cooling methods with PIC. E-mailed cooling poster in Spanish to PIC. |
|
39
|
0
|
Wiping cloths: properly used and stored |
Yes |
No
|
No |
General Comment: 3-304.14(B) Hold in-use wiping cloths in sanitizer between uses. Observed bleach concentration inside red bucket too strong (bleached out test strip) and at toxic level. CDI: diluted to proper concentration. |
|
45
|
1
|
Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used |
No |
Yes
|
No |
Repeat:
4-501.12 Resurface or replace cutting surfaces that can no longer be effectively cleaned and sanitized. Observed badly scored/gouged cutting boards in kitchen. |
|
54
|
0
|
Meets ventilation and lighting requirements; designated areas used |
No |
No
|
No |
General Comment:
6-403.11 Designated Areas-Employee Accommodations for eating / drinking/smoking - C. Observed employee drinks stored inside reach-in cooler above and with restaurant food items. CDI: drinks were discarded. |