| Violation Item
| Demerits
| Violation Description
| NA | NO | CDI | R | VR |
|
|---|
| 2 |
1 |
Certified Food Protection Manager |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
2-102.12 (A) PIC shall demonstrate knowledge by being a certified food protection manager. For more information on becoming a certified food protection manager please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation Observed no CFPM on site during inspection. Ensure there is a CFPM on site during all hours of operation. |
| 6 |
0 |
Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
2-401.11 (B) Closed beverage containers may be used if the container is handled to prevent contamination of the employee's hands, the container, and exposed food; clean equipment, utensils and linens; and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles. Observed employee beverage stored over prep table. CDI-Drink was removed from shelf over prep table. |
| 10 |
0 |
Handwashing sinks supplied & accessible |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
5-205.11 (B) A handwashing sink may not be used for purposes other than handwashing Pf. Observed employee rinsing rubber coffee station mat out at handwashing sink. Ensure hand sinks are only used for hand washing. CDI-Upon request employee stopped using the hand sink for alternative purposes. |
| 13 |
1 |
Food in good condition, safe & unadulterated |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
3-101.11 Food shall be safe for consumption, unadulterated and honestly presented. -P Observed shredded pepperjack cheese containing fuzzy blue growth. Observed dead fruit fly floating in a large container of uncovered cold brew. CDI-PIC voluntarily discarded adulterated cheese and cold brew. |
| 15 |
0 |
Food separated & protected |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
3-302.11 (A)(4) Except when the food is being cooled, store food in packages, covered containers, or wrappings. Observed cold brew stored uncovered. Upon inspection, a dead fruit fly was floating in the cold brew. CDI-PIC voluntarily discarded cold brew. |
| 16 |
1.50 |
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P 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 and How to Test Sanitizer https://youtu.be/y0SjmnabFaY Observed employee remove trays from 3 compartment sink and place on shelf as clean. When tested, in-use quat sanitizer was at 50 ppm. CDI-PIC remade sanitizer to correct ppm, and all equipment and utensils previously in improperly concentrated sanitizer were sanitized in new sanitizer solution. |
| 20 |
1.50 |
Proper cooling time & temperatures |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
3-501.14(A) Quickly cool cooked foods within 2 hours from 135F to 70F; and within a total of 6 hours from 135F to 41F. -P.
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 Cooling Food Safely https://youtu.be/P6x8b1ZVOxU . Observed tomato soup that was prepared yesterday and out of cold holding today for service at 47F at 3:43pm and 47F at 4:01pm. Tomato soup was cooling at a rate of 0 degrees per minute. Soup should have cold at a rate of .12 degrees per minute. Soup would not have met cooling time parameters without EHS intervention. CDI-PIC added ice wand to soup and placed soup back in reachin. |
| 23 |
3 |
Proper date marking & disposition |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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 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 . Observed multiple open milks, brie, high moisture mozzarella, cooked eggs, and cooked mushrooms without prep dates at end of the day, with the intent to use the next day. CDI-PIC added accurate date marks to all RTE TCS foods.
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 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 . Observed cooked mushrooms from 9/17 and a garlic in oil pesto sauce from 9/15. CDI-PIC voluntarily discarded RTE TCS foods that were held for more than 7 days. |
| 28 |
2 |
Toxic substances properly identified stored & used |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
7-102.11 Label working containers of toxic materials such as cleaners and sanitizers.-Pf Observed one spray bottle incorrectly labeled as sanitizer when it was actually a disinfectant. Observed another spray bottle of disinfectant missing a label. CDI-PIC correctly labeled spray bottles. |
| 33 |
0 |
Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
3-501.15 Quickly cool foods. Use methods such as open/vented shallow pans, large ice baths and active stirring. Cold air must flow around product to remove the heat. -Pf 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 Cooling Food Safely https://youtu.be/P6x8b1ZVOxU . Observed soup that was cooling that would have missed cooling window without EHS intervention, tightly covered in a deep container in the reachin cooler. CDI-PIC removed lid and added an ice wand to the soup to increase cooling rate. |
| 38 |
0 |
Insects & rodents not present; no unauthorized animals |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
6-501.111 Keep the premises free of insects, rodents, and other pests. Observed flies in front and rear of establishment. Observed fruit fly in cold brew. Increase pest control. |
| 40 |
0.50 |
Personal cleanliness |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
2-402.11 Use head coverings, beard guards and clothing to restrain body hair from contacting exposed food, equipment, and utensils. Observed employee preparing food without a beard guard. Ensure employees utilize hair restraints. |
| 41 |
0.50 |
Wiping cloths: properly used & stored |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
3-304.14(B) Hold in-use wiping cloths in properly concentrated sanitizer between uses. Observed quat sanitizer bucket at less than 50 ppm. Observed multiple moist in-use wiping clothes stored on prep tables and front counter. Store all in-use cloths in sanitizer buckets between use. CDI-PIC remade sanitizer bucket. |
| 42 |
0.50 |
Washing fruits & vegetables |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
3-302.15 Wash fruits and vegetables prior to use. Observed avocados in use with stickers still present. Ensure avocados are washed prior to use and stickers are removed in washing process. Observed blueberries and strawberries that PIC stated was washed and then placed back in the original produce packaging. This packaging is not cleaned and sanitized. PIC instructed to rewash produce and store in a properly sanitized container. |
| 44 |
0 |
Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried & handled |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Observed employee wet stack a large number of trays and store over sink. Allow all equipment and utensils to air dry. |
| 45 |
0 |
Single-use & single-service articles: properly stored & used |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
4-903.11(A)(C) Store single-use and single-service articles in a clean, dry location; where they are not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination; and at least 6 inches above the floor.
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-use cups stored at self-serve water station outside of protective sleeve and without an alternative means of protection. |
| 47 |
0.50 |
Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed handle broken on freezer chest. Repair or replace. |
| 54 |
0 |
Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
5-501.113(B) Keep dumpster, outside waste containers covered with tight-fitting lids or doors. Observed employee take out trash to dumpster and leave dumpsters with all doors open. CDI-PIC closed all dumpster doors. |