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NameLAUREL MARKET, DELI
Address114 CHEROKEE RD
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28207
Premise Type2 - Food Stands
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 11/19/2015
Final Score @ Grade
91.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
2 1.50 Management and food employee knowledge, and conditional employee; responsibilities and reporting. Yes No No 2-201.11(A) Ensure food employees understand when to report illnesses, symptoms and exposure.-P Observed PIC and other employees unaware of the required illnesses and symptoms for mandatory restriction or exclusion from food service. -1.5- CDI - PIC refreshed training on Employee Health with all employees.
4 1 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use Yes No No 2-401.11 Cover and store employee drinks to prevent contamination of food or utensils. Observed two drinks on food prep surfaces. CDI - PIC had employees move cup below prep surface or throw disposable cup away. -1-
6 2 Hands clean and properly washed Yes No No $ 2-301.14 Wash hands after activities that contaminate them.-P Observed food employees make sandwiches, move them to cutting area, wrap them and hand them to customers without washing hands and changing gloves for over one hour. CDI - PIC instructed on when to wash hands, particularly when dealing with allergens, such as tomatoes, eggs, wheat and nut products. All employees washed hands and changed gloves. -1.5-
14 0 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes No No 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf Observed buildup on soda nozzles and around the nozzles. CDI - Items cleaned. Observed slicer in the splash zone at the handsink stored as clean. CDI - PIC instructed to reclean slicer and either keep it out of the splash zone or bag it between uses to protect it from splash. -0-
21 0 Proper date marking and disposition Yes No 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 Observed date labels placed on products today with an October date and labels with 8 day or 5 day expiration date not based on the cold holding temperature. CDI - Labels corrected and replaced on the products. -1.5-
26 0 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, and used Yes No No 7-201.11 Store toxic materials to avoid contamination. -P Observed sanitizer bottle stored over soda boxes in dry storage area. CDI - PIC moved sanitizer to a lower shelf. -0-
35 2 Food properly labeled: original container No Yes No 3-302.12 Label all working containers of food (oils, spices, salts) except food that is easy to identify such as dry pasta. Observed squeeze bottles of dressing and other condiments without labels in the prep coolers. Label these with the common name of the item. -2- REPEAT 3-602.11 Food packaged on premises for customer self service shall include a label with the common name of the food, ingredients in descending order, quantity of contents, name and place of business and major food allergens. -Pf Observed self-service pastries at front door without labeling at an unmanned station. Remove these items from self-service. REPEAT
37 1 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display No No No 3-305.11 Store food in a clean, dry location, not exposed to contamination. Keep at least 6 inches above the floor. Observed meatloaf thawing in walk in cooler dripping on box of food below. CDI - Meatloaf placed in a pan and boxed food thrown away. Observed crates with raw sugar stored on top that are only 4.5 inches off the floor. CDI - PIC instructed to double these crate before stacking items on top. -.5-
39 1 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored No Yes No 3-304.14(B) Hold in-use wiping cloths in sanitizer between uses. Observed wet wiping cloths on prep table and drain board. Keep these in sanitizer solution between uses. -1- REPEAT
45 0 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used No No No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed hot holding equipment in the back room that was to be sold and removed from the facility, per the PIC during the last inspection. Remove these items as they are not necessary to operations. REPEAT -.5- 4-202.11 Food contact surfaces shall be smooth, free of open seams, cracks, chips, pits, sharp internal angles, crevices and assembled to allow access to clean. -Pf Observed split gasket on the reach in. Replace.
54 0 Meets ventilation and lighting requirements; designated areas used No No No 6-303.11 Intensity-Lighting - C Observed blown light in the hood. Replace. -0-