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22
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3
|
Proper cold holding temperatures |
Yes |
Yes
|
No |
3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P
Observed multiple food items in the cold holding unit on the make line above 41 degrees F.
CDI: PIC voluntarily discarded items temping above 41 degrees F.
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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23
|
1.50
|
Proper date marking & disposition |
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
Observed seaweed salad, crab salad, and tuna chunks all prepared today at 11:00AM and not labeled. PIC stated that these items will be used for the next couple of days.
CDI: PIC labeled all items.
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 Date Marking Food Safely https://youtu.be/BOPsSNUajYs . |
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33
|
0.50
|
Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control |
Yes |
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 tuna chunks and cooked shrimp cooling in deep metal pans, covered in the reach-in cooler. Observed no temperature decrease after 40 minute window.
CDI: Changed method of cooling to shallow sheet trays for rapid cooling.
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 . |
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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.
Observed tray of ROP’d packages of tuna all thawing under refrigeration without being removed from the reduced oxygen environment.
CDI: PIC punctured holes into ROP’d packages.
No point escalation, improvement observed. |
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41
|
0
|
Wiping cloths: properly used & stored |
Yes |
No
|
No |
3-304.14(B) Hold in-use wiping cloths in properly concentrated sanitizer between uses.
Observed sanitizer buckets holding in-use wiping cloths at 0ppm.
CDI: Food employee changed the sanitizer bucket with properly concentrated sanitizer. |