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NameTHE LITTLE FLOWER ASSISTED LIVING
Address8700 LAWYERS RD
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28227
Premise Type16 - Institutional Food Service
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 1/20/2022
Final Score @ Grade
97 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
6 0 Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use Yes No No 2-401.11 (A) Employees shall eat, drink, or use any form of tobacco only in designated areas where the contamination of exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and other items needing protection can not result. Observed employee drink with no lid or straw stored on prep table with no food preparation taking place. Recommend employee drinks have lid and straw; stored in designated area below and away from food, food prep area, utensil, utensil storage area, single service article and single service article storage. Employee educated on drink storage in kitchen area. The director of facility was recommended an employee drink storage area.
16 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized Yes No No 4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P For more information please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety Observed quaternary ammonia sanitizer not registering in third vat of three compartment sink where utensil/equipment washing was taking place. Sanitizer (quat. ammonia) shall be 200ppm-400ppm. Water emptied in sanitizer vat of three compartment sink, new sanitizer solution mixed to the correct strength and items that had been previously washed had been placed back in the sanitizer water to sanitized again.
36 1 Thermometers provided & accurate Yes Yes No 4-203.11(B) Food thermometers shall be accurate to +/- 2 degrees Fahrenheit.-Pf For information on how to properly calibrate a thermometer please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety. Observed dial type thermometer 30F off. Thermometer properly calibrated at time of inspection. Highly recommend facility to provide a thin probe digital thermometer to use in the kitchen.
45 0 Single-use & single-service articles: properly stored & used Yes No No 4-903.11(C ) Single Service and Single Use items shall be kept in the original protective package or stored using other means that protect the item until used. Observed single service article out of sleeving stored in a container under serving line stored inverted up. Store single service articles inverted down in storage container under serving line. Single service articles properly stored at time of inspection.
47 0.50 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No No No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. 4-501.12 Resurface or replace cutting surfaces that can no longer be effectively cleaned and sanitized. Discard and replace damaged oven mitten; dicarded at time of inspection. Replace missing control knob to stove. Tightly secure splashguard on side of prep table near hand washing sink. Replace broken/split gasket on two door up right refrigeration unit. Resurface or replace cutting board on hot holding unit serving line. Observed cutting board worn and stained.
48 0 Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips Yes No No 4-204.113 Warewashing machines shall be provided with an easily accessible and readable data plate. 4-501.19 During manual warewashing, maintain the wash solution at a minimum of 110F or as otherwise allowed by the detergent manufacturer label. -Pf Replace worn data plate on dishmachine. Information on data plate can not be read. Maintain wash water in wash vat of three compartment sink 110F. Today wash water was 90F. Wash water emptied and changed at time of inspection.
51 0 Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices Yes No No 5-202.14 Prevent backflow or back siphonage prevention devices installed shall meet American Society of Sanitary Engineering standards. -P Observed pistol grip spray nozzle connected to water hose at can wash and faucet fixture at can wash only had a vacuum breaker. Pistol grip spray nozzle removed from spray hose and maintenance man and director was informed to purchase and install a hose bib back flow prevention device.
54 0 Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained No No No 5-501.110 Keep waste stored in receptacles so waste is inaccessible to insects and rodents. Observed some trash and debris around and behind dumpster area. Clean grounds around dumpster area within dumpster corral.
55 0 Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean No No No 6-501.11 Floors, walls, and ceilings including the attachments such as soap and towel dispensers; light fixtures; and heat/ac vents shall be maintained in good repair. 6-501.12 Floors, walls, ceilings including the attachments such as soap, towel dispensers; light fixtures; and heat/ac vent covers shall be clean. Caution should be used to minimize food exposure. Touch-up paint corner of wall near back entrance and exit door to kitchen. Touch-up paint wall near front entrance door to kitchen where fire extinguishers are stored. Clean floor around/near dish machine floor drain.