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NameCOMPARE FOODS DELI/MEAT MARKET
Address2701 FREEDOM DR
SUITE A
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28208
Premise Type2 - Food Stands
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 1/26/2016
Final Score @ Grade
90.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
6 2 Hands clean and properly washed Yes No No 2-301.14 Wash hands after activities that contaminate them.-P Observed employee adjust hair, hairnet, and hood. Then immediately don gloves with no handwash. CDI: Employee directed to wash hands whenever touching hair or clothing before donning gloves.
8 1 Handwashing sinks, supplied and accessible Yes No No 5-205.11 Maintain access to handsinks. Handsinks may only be used for handwashing.-Pf Observed handsink at entrance to cold room with commercially packaged turkeys in it, and brooms blocking the sink. CDI: Turkeys removed and brooms moved. Discussion with PIC to maintain access to handsink at all times.
13 1.50 Food separated and protected Yes No No 3-304.15(A) Discard gloves after a task is complete or any time they are damaged or soiled. -P Observed employee handling raw chicken move from that area to front deli counter to help customer. Employee opened deli case and handled deli meat packaging with raw chicken contaminated gloves. CDI: Employee directed to change gloves, wash hands, and don new gloves. Deli case was cleaned to remove chicken residue.
14 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes No No 4-602.11 Clean the equipment and utensils used with TCS foods as required to avoid contamination. -P Discussion with PIC revealed that slicers are being cleaned once per shift (every 6 hours). CDI: PIC changed cleaning schedule as of today to be at 12pm and 4pm as well as closing.
15 0 Proper disposition of returned, previously served, reconditioned, and unsafe food Yes No No 3-701.11 Food that may have been contaminated by an employee or consumer must be discarded. Observed sliced american cheese in deli case. PIC stated that a customer brought it back because they didn't want it. CDI: PIC discarded product. Conversation with PIC that if a product is taken by a consumer and brought back later, it must be discarded as it could be contaminated.
21 3 Proper date marking and disposition Yes Yes Yes 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 turkey chub with no date marking. PIC did not know when it was opened. CDI: PIC discarded turkey chub. REPEAT VIOLATION 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 no items in deli case properly date marked. Some items are set to 8 days, some set to 15 and 16 days of shelf life. VERIFICATION REQUIRED Observed american cheese with a discard date of 1/19. CDI: PIC discarded the product.
34 0 Thermometers provided and accurate No No Yes 4-302.12 Provide an accessible thermometer for use. Provide a thin probe thermometer for accurate measure of thin foods.-Pf Observed employee with working thermometer without a thin probe. Facility has thin foods and must obtain a thin probe thermometer. VERIFICATION REQUIRED.
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 damage to plastic flap dividers, shredded gasket on pork WIC, and door damage and threshold damage on pork WIC.
47 0.50 Non-food-contact surfaces clean No No No 4-601.11(C )/4-602.13 Keep the equipment clean to avoid build up of dust, food residue or debris. Observed food debris in high volume throughout raw meat case, and on plastic flap dividers between counter and cold room.