| Violation Item
| Demerits
| Violation Description
| CDI | R | VR |
|
|---|
|
6
|
0.50
|
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. Half eaten popsicle observed sitting on top of ice tray in upright freezer. Do not store half eaten foods on top of food or ice for restaurant. CDI - Ice tray taken to dish machine to be washed. |
|
8
|
0
|
Hands clean & properly washed |
Yes |
No
|
No |
2-301.14 (I) Wash hands after engaging in other activities that contaminate hands. -P Employee used cell phone and went back to preparing food without washing hands. Employees must wash hands after handling cell phone. CDI - Employee educated and he washed hands. |
|
15
|
3
|
Food separated & protected |
Yes |
Yes
|
No |
3-302.11(A)(1) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods and washed/unwashed fruits and vegetables. -P Container of raw beef stored on shelf above cooked short rib in walk-in cooler. Do not store raw animal foods above ready-to-eat foods. CDI - PIC moved container of raw beef to bottom shelf. REPEAT
For more information on food storage order please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation |
|
21
|
3
|
Proper hot holding temperatures |
Yes |
Yes
|
No |
3-501.16(A)(1) Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. -P Rice in rice cooker measured 80F and was from last night. TCS foods in hot holding shall measure at least 135F. TCS foods in hot holding shall measure at least 135F. CDI - Rice discarded by PIC. REPEAT
For more information, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0iLZb7v0UM 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 Croquettes, crab salad, raw chicken, plantains, pickled onions, and raw shrimp measured 45-50F in sandwich cooler. TCS foods in cold holding shall measure 41F or less. CDI - PIC discarded TCS foods. Follow-up visit to be done by next week to ensure cooler is repaired. PIC agreed to not use cooler until it is repaired.
For more information, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0iLZb7v0UM and Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ . |
|
23
|
1.50
|
Proper date marking & disposition |
Yes |
No
|
No |
3-501.17 Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and held more than 24hrs. -Pf Smoked butter in drawer cooler missing date label. Chicken salad, hot dogs, and cooked onions in walk-in cooler missing date labels. Most pans in coolers on line missing date labels. CDI - PIC placed date labels on items. // 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 Hogao in walk-in cooler had use by date of 10-12. Several TCS RTE foods in coolers on line had old date labels that weren’t washed off properly. TCS ready-to-eat foods must be labeled with correct date, and be used or discarded within 7 days. CDI - PIC discarded out of date foods and put correct labels on foods with wrong labels.
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 Date Marking Food Safely https://youtu.be/BOPsSNUajYs . |
|
35
|
0.50
|
Approved thawing methods used |
Yes |
Yes
|
No |
3-501.13 (E ) Reduced oxygen packaged fish, required to be kept frozen until time of use per labeling, shall be removed from the reduced oxygen environment prior to thawing under refrigeration or upon completion of thawing using running water. Raw tuna in ROP package was thawed but still in ROP packaging. Raw fish must be removed from ROP packaging before thawing. CDI - PIC slit open packages. REPEAT |
|
38
|
1
|
Insects & rodents not present; no unauthorized animals |
No |
No
|
No |
6-501.111 Keep the premises free of insects, rodents, and other pests. Large amount of flies in kitchen. Keep doors closed to prevent flies. Contact pest control if flies can’t be kept out. |
|
42
|
0.50
|
Washing fruits & vegetables |
No |
Yes
|
No |
3-302.15 Wash fruits and vegetables prior to use. Avocados in coolers on line still had stickers on their husks. Wash fruits and vegetables thoroughly before use. Remove stickers during wash process. REPEAT |
|
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. Ice buildup in walk-in freezer. Repair. 0 pts |
|
49
|
0
|
Non-food contact surfaces clean |
No |
No
|
No |
4-601.11(C ) Keep non food contact surfaces of equipment clean to avoid build up of dust, food residue or debris.4-602.13 Non food contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned frequently to preclude accumulation of soil residues. General cleaning needed on nonfood contact surfaces throughout the kitchen - inside coolers, sides of cooking equipment, shelves, etc. Clean these areas more frequently. 0 pts. |