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6
|
0
|
Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use |
Yes |
No
|
No |
2-401.11 (A). Employee beverages must be stored in a designated area where contamination of food, clean equipment, utensils, linens, and single-use articles cannot occur. Observed employee beverage being stored on shelf in reach in cooler above food items. CDI: PIC removed employee beverage. |
|
15
|
1.50
|
Food separated & protected |
No |
No
|
No |
3-302.11 (A)(4) Except when the food is being cooled, store food in packages, covered containers, or wrappings. Observed containers of chorizo and steak being held in reach in freezer uncovered. Items were not in the cooling process. Keep food items covered or in packages to protect when not in the cooling process. |
|
22
|
0
|
Proper cold holding temperatures |
Yes |
No
|
No |
3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P 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 . Observed a container of steak being held in prep reach in cooler at 46F. CDI: PIC moved item to reach in freezer to rapidly cool as it was out of the cooler during prep during lunch rush. |
|
35
|
0
|
Approved thawing methods used |
Yes |
No
|
No |
3-501.13 (A), (B), (C) Use approved thawing methods for frozen food such as in a cooler at 41F or below, completely submerged under cold running water according to the Code, or as a part of the cooking process. Pf Observed whole tilapia being thawed directly in prep sink under cold running water not fully submerged. Water was draining in sink. CDI: PIC moved tilapia to a bus tub and placed under cold running water in prep sink so that tilapia was fully submerged under water and water could flow over side of bus tub. |
|
43
|
0.50
|
In-use utensils: properly stored |
Yes |
Yes
|
No |
3-304.12 (A) In-use utensils in TCS food, must be stored with handles above the food and top of the food container. Observed a set of tongs being held in a container of pickled shredded cabbage in which handle for tongs were submerged in product. CDI: Employee repositioned tongs to be above the food. REPEAT. |
|
47
|
0.50
|
Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used |
No |
Yes
|
No |
4-205.10 Ensure equipment other than toasters, mixers, microwaves, water heaters and hoods is ANSI certified or equivalent. Observed individual containers of salsa being stored in a glass door merchandiser cooler in front of kitchen. Store only beverages in glass door merchandiser cooler. REPEAT. Points not escalated due to improvement and multiple violations on previous report. |