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NameINDEPENDENCE HIGH
Address1967 PATRIOT DR
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28227
Premise Type11 - Public School Lunch
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 1/17/2017
Final Score @ Grade
97 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
14 1.50 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 4 utensils stored clean with visible food debris on them. CDI- items were set aside for recleaning.
19 0 Proper hot holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(1) Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. -P Observed hamburgers hot holding in a hot box and in a steam table below 135F (see chart). CDI- items in hot box were reheated in the oven. Advised PIC to keep hot box at higher temperatures to maintain foods above 135F.
22 0 Time as a Public Health Control: procedures and records Yes No No 3-501.19 Provide and follow written procedures for foods held using Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC). Clearly mark foods with begin and end times. All food not sold by the end of 4 hours shall be discarded. -P/Pf Observed lettuce, tomato, and pickle combo being stored using TPHC without a time written on the dry erase board. CDI- time added to board.
27 1 Compliance with variance, specialized process, reduced oxygen packaging criteria or HACCP plan No No Yes 8-103.12 Comply with the procedures in the HACCP plan as submitted an approved as part of a variance or local approval. Maintain records as required.-P/Pf Observed the facility not following approved variance procedures for manual warewashing using a 2 compartment sink. PIC indicated food containers and utensils are washed in one compartment, rinsed in the other compartment, and then sprayed with a sanitizer solution while on the drain board. The facilities written procedures require them to drain the rinse water and immerse the utensils/equipment in sanitizing solution for 30 seconds if using quat sanitizer. The facility also did not have a variance approval letter on site today. VR within 10 days.
39 0.50 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored No No No 3-304.14 Wiping Cloths, Use Limitation - C Maintain sanitizer buckets at proper concentrations. Observed 2 sanitizer buckets at ~50ppm quat concentration.
43 0 Single-use and single-service articles; properly stored and used No No No 4-904.11 Display and handle single-use and single-service articles to prevent contamination. Observed single-use lunch trays stored food contact side upright and uncovered along the food service lines.