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20
|
3
|
Proper cooling time & temperatures |
Yes |
Yes
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No |
3-501.14(B) Quickly cool TCS foods that are prepared from room temperature ingredients. Food must be to 41F within 4 hours. -P. Observed two containers of romaine lettuce at that were cooling in WIC since 8:35 am and 9:08 PM that hadn’t reached 41F at 2 PM. CDI-PIC voluntarily discarded items. REPEAT.
For more information, please visit: www.meckncgov/foodsafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0iLZb7v0UM and Cooling Food Safely https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6x8b1ZVOxU . |
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22
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1.50
|
Proper cold holding temperatures |
No |
No
|
No |
3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P. Observed one stack of sliced American cheese in cold drawer that was 42F (rest of cheese in back of pan in cold drawer was 41F) and a Caesar salad at 57F stored in RIC next to hot line in the back of the kitchen that was reading at 57F, no other TCS foods were stored in RIC. VR within 3 days for RIC.
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 . |
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33
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0.50
|
Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control |
No |
Yes
|
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. Observed cut romaine lettuce and tomato/cucumber salad that was slowly cooling in WIC due to being wrapped in plastic. CDI-PIC voluntarily discarded lettuce and removed plastic wrap from tomato/cucumber salad. EHS spoke with PIC about rearranging WIC to move non-TCS produce (whole heads of lettuce/tomatoes) and move cooling foods to back of WIC near freezer door. REPEAT.
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 . |