| Violation Item
| Demerits
| Violation Description
| CDI | R | VR |
|
|
8
|
0
|
Hands clean & properly washed |
Yes |
No
|
No |
2-301.14 (I) Wash hands after engaging in other activities that contaminate hands. -P - observed food employee not use towel to turn faucet off after washing and before handling clean equipment. CDI, employee rewashed hands. |
|
12
|
0
|
Food received at proper temperature |
Yes |
No
|
No |
3-202.11 (A), (B), (C), (D) All TCS foods shall be received at 41F or below; or at 135F or greater except raw EGGS may be received at 45F or less. -P
Observed bag of cheese delivered at 43 degrees F. CDI, cheese removed to return.
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 Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ . |
|
19
|
0
|
Proper reheating procedures for hot holding |
Yes |
No
|
No |
3-403.11 (A),(D) Reheat all TCS foods to 165F within 2 hours if food is to be hot held until service. -P - Observed chicken reheating on grill at 98 degrees F slowly. CDI, chicken reheated to grill to rapidly reheat to 167 degrees F. |
|
20
|
0
|
Proper cooling time & temperatures |
Yes |
No
|
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 lettuce cooling at 49 degrees F recently prepared in tall reach in cooler at 49 degrees F cooling temp 1 at 12:34 cooling temp 2 remained at 49 degrees F. Cooling rate calculation indicated method not effective to reach cooling parameters and lettuce transferred to shallow uncovered sheet pan in walk in cooler to rapidly cool.
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 . |
|
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 - observed cheese overstocked in prep unit at 43, gyro meat at 47 and salami at 42 to 43 degrees F. CDI, items in unit over 4 hours voluntarily discarded.
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 . |
|
33
|
0.50
|
Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control |
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
Observed lettuce cooling at 49 degrees F recently prepared in tall reach in cooler at 49 degrees F cooling temp 1 at 12:34 cooling temp 2 remained at 49 degrees F. Cooling rate calculation indicated method not effective to reach cooling parameters and lettuce transferred to shallow uncovered sheet pan in walk in cooler to rapidly cool.
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 . |
|
37
|
1
|
Food properly labeled: original container |
No |
No
|
No |
3-302.12 Label all working containers of food (oils, spices, salts, flour, sugar) except food that is easy to identify such as dry pasta. Observed some containers of sugar and oil not labeled. |
|
41
|
0.50
|
Wiping cloths: properly used & stored |
No |
No
|
No |
3-304.14(B) Hold in-use wiping cloths in properly concentrated sanitizer between uses. Observed wet wiping cloth used to stabilize cutting board and on prep table. |
|
43
|
0
|
In-use utensils: properly stored |
No |
No
|
No |
3-304.12 (F) Containers of water used for storing in-use utensils must be maintained at a temperature of at least 135 F and cleaned at least every 24 hours or when container has accumulated soil or residue. Observed in-use pizza puncher in water at 76 degrees F. |