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Name

BANNER ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LUNCH ROOM

Address

1550 ORCHARD RD

City/State/ZIP

BANNER ELK

28604

Premise Type

11 - Public School Lunch

County

Avery

Inspection Date

4/1/2026

Final Score @ Grade

98.50

General Comments

PIC couldn't find vomiting and diarrheal plan but, normal PIC was not present due to personal reasons. Interim PIC was present. Another one will be emailed a copy. Inspection conducted by Intern Zach Holtsclaw under guidance of EHS Paul Miller (#3468).

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
5	0	Procedures for responding to vomiting & diarrheal events	Yes	No	No	2-501.11 Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Event (Pf) A FOOD ESTABLISHMENT shall have written procedures for EMPLOYEESto follow when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events that involve the discharge of vomitus or fecal matter onto surfaces in the FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. PIC didn't have a written procedure for vomiting and diarrheal events. CDI: EHS is going to email PIC a copy.
16	1.50	Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized	Yes	No	No	4-601.11 (A) Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils (Pf) (A) EQUIPMENT FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES and UTENSILS shall be clean to sight and touch. EHS observed utensils and dishes with built up grease and food residue. EHS also observed utensils with sticker residue. CDI: PIC voluntarily rewashed.
44	0	Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried & handled	No	No	No	4-903.11 (A), (B), and (D) Equipment, Utensils, Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles Storing (C) (B) Clean EQUIPMENT and UTENSILS shall be stored as specified under (A) of this section and shall be stored: (1) In a self-draining position that allows air drying. EHS observed some metal pans wet stacked.
47	0	Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used	Yes	No	No	4-202.16 Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) NonFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES shall be free of unnecessary ledges, projections, and crevices, and designed and constructed to allow easy cleaning and to facilitate maintenance. EHS observed sticker cover over a weighing scale that was deteriorated and not easily cleanable. CDI: PIC voluntarily removed sticker cover. She also took it to be rewashed. 4-202.11 Food-Contact Surfaces - Cleanability (Pf) EHS observed utensils that were chipped and dented. CDI: PIC voluntarily discarded utensils.
53	0	Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied & cleaned	No	No	No	5-501.17 Toilet Room Receptacle, Covered (C) A toilet room used by females shall be provided with a covered receptacle for sanitary napkins. EHS observed women's bathroom without a covered receptacle.