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NameLAUREL MARKET, DELI
Address114 CHEROKEE RD
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28207
Premise Type2 - Food Stands
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 4/13/2017
Final Score @ Grade
95 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
13 0 Food separated and protected Yes No No 3-302.11(A) Separate unwashed produce from ready-to-eat foods. -P- Observed unwashed produce stored above uncovered RTE melon. EHS observed other debris in bowl of uncovered melon. CDI- PIC voluntarily discarded the item. 3-302.11(A)(4) Protect food in storage using covered containers, intact wrappings, or packaging. Observed melon at 42F and uncovered.
14 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes No No 4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P- Observed sanitizer below 50 PPM QUAT. CDI- PIC brought sanitizer to proper concentration. 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf- Observed food debris left on a slicer stored clean. Also observed can opener with debris build up. CDI- PIC instructed an employee to clean the veggie slicer. PIC cleaned can opener during the inspection.
21 1.50 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 15 small containers of pimento cheese and 10 small containers of tofu salad not date labeled. Also observed ham dated for seven days and held at 44F. Since the item is held at 44F it may only be held for 4 days. CDI- PIC voluntarily discarded the items. 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 stew thawed out and not date marked. Since the item is received frozen the item must be date marked once it is thawed and only held for 7 days. CDI- PIC was able to back date item since it was yesterday the shipment was received.
31 1 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes Yes 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 REPEAT- Observed chicken salad and pre made sandwhichs at 50F and tightly covered in a low boy cooler. Also observed sausage cooling on the stove top at 131F. CDI- Employee uncovered pre made sandwhichs and chicken salad to quickly cool in the walk in. Also moved the sausages to the walk in to quickly cool. After 15 mins in the walk in the sausage was at 50F, the chicken salad was at 40F and the pre made sandwhichs were at 45F.
35 0 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. REPEAT- Observed all working containers not labeled.
45 1 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used No Yes No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. REPEAT- Observed a split gasket on a small reach in cooler and one split gasket on the larger reach in freezer in the back. Also observed walk in cooler door kick plate in need of repair.
52 0 Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained No Yes No 5-501.113(B) Keep dumpster, outside waste containers covered with tight-fitting lids or doors. REPEAT- Observed dumpster doors open during the inspection.