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Mecklenburg County Health Dept

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Name

FIRST WARD MIDDLE CREATIVE ARTS ACADEMY

Address

715 N CALDWELL ST

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

NC

28202

Premise Type

11 - Public School Lunch

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

3/6/2024

Final Score @ Grade

96.50

A

General Comments

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
10	0	Handwashing sinks supplied & accessible	Yes	No	No	6-301.11 Provide soap for handwashing at each handsink. -Pf Observed soap dispenser in the kitchen was broken, therefore no soap was dispensing. CDI - PIC provided handsoap. repair soap dispenser.
16	0	Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized	Yes	No	No	4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf. Observed one scoop with some food debris. CDI - PIC rewashed. For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: Sanitizing Solutions - https://youtu.be/ykP2mr9CtRg , How to Test Sanitizer https://youtu.be/y0SjmnabFaY , and Cleaning and Sanitizing Food Contact Surfaces https://youtu.be/av1Rbh-lh08 .
21	1.50	Proper hot holding temperatures	Yes	No	No	3-501.16(A)(1) Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. -P Observed sweet potato fries between 121-133F, cheeseburgers between 115 - 122F. CDI - PIC rapidly reheated to over 165F. For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ .
22	1.50	Proper cold holding temperatures	Yes	No	No	3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed condiments (cut lettuce, sliced tomatoes) above 41F in the reach in cooler. Discussion with PIC revealed that these were just prepped. CDI - PIC removed and placed in the walk in freezer to cool rapidly to 41F. Since condiments are placed on TPHC these would have to be at 41F or below. For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ .
55	0.50	Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean	No	Yes	No	6-501.113 Store tools such as brooms, mops, and vacuum cleaners in an orderly manner to facilitate cleaning of the storage space and so they do not contaminate other items. Observed mops improperly stored. Store with the mop head down.