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NameSTARMOUNT ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE
Address1600 BROOKDALE AV
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28210
Premise Type11 - Public School Lunch
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 9/10/2024
Final Score @ Grade
96.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description 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 an employee coffee cup stored on top of an ice cream freezer. CDI - Item was removed.
9 2 No bare hand contact with RTE foods or pre- approved alternate procedure properly followed Yes No No 3-301.11(B) Do not contact exposed ready-to-eat food with bare hands. Use suitable utensils, single-use gloves or dispensing equipment. -P Observed an employee make bare-hand contact with salad while placing lids on. CDI - Items were voluntarily discarded and gloves will now be used for this task.
24 1.50 Time as a Public Health Control; procedures & records Yes No No 3-501.19(B)(3) Follow written procedures for foods held using Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) for 4 hours. Food shall be marked to indicate the time that is 4 hours past the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control. Pf Observed no time stamps for yogurt bags on the white board. CDI - All yogurt will be sold or discarded within the 4-hour service time. Manager labeled the white board for when items were removed from cold holding.
38 0 Insects & rodents not present; no unauthorized animals Yes No No 6-501.111 Keep the premises free of insects, rodents, and other pests. 6-202.15 Protect outer openings of establishment from insect or rodent entry. Observed a dead cockroach on top of a dented can in dry storage. Observed a large light gap at the bottom of the back kitchen door. CDI - Cockroach was removed and can will be returned to the supplier.
39 0 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display Yes No No 3-305.12 Food may not be stored in locker rooms, toilet rooms, dressing rooms, garbage rooms, mechanical rooms, under sewer lines that are not shielded to intercept potential drips, under leaking water lines, under open stairwells, or under other sources of contamination. Observed bags of bread stored under a leaking walk-in freezer compressor. Ice build-up was observed on top of the bread. 6-404.11 Designate a separate area for items that are not for use and are being held for credit, such as dented cans or recalled products. -Pf Observed one dented can in dry storage. CDI - Item was removed to be returned to the supplier.
40 0 Personal cleanliness No No No 2-402.11 Use head coverings, beard guards and clothing to restrain body hair from contacting exposed food, equipment, and utensils. Observed one employee serving food without a hair restraint.
45 0 Single-use & single-service articles: properly stored & used No 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 self-service containers of utensils with handles pointing in different directions. Contamination could occur when students place hands on forks and spoons.
47 0 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No No No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Establishment has a broken dish machine. Manager stated that it has been broken for years. A 3-compartment sink is being used to wash all dishes.
54 0 Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained No No No 5-501.113(B) Keep dumpster, outside waste containers covered with tight-fitting lids or doors. 5-501.114 Drains in dumpsters and waste containers shall have drain plugs in place. Observed open dumpster doors and a missing drain plug.
56 0 Meets ventilation & lighting requirements; designated areas used No No No 6-303.11 Provide required lighting intensity. Observed 2ft candles of light in the walk-in freezer due to bulbs not working. Provide at least 10ft candles of light.