| Violation Item
| Demerits
| Violation Description
| CDI | R | VR |
|
|---|
|
6
|
0.50
|
Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use |
Yes |
No
|
No |
2-401.11 (A) Employees shall eat, drink, or use any form of tobacco only in designated areas where the contamination of exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and other items needing protection can not result. Observed employee beverage on prep surface. CDI- Food employee removed the drink. |
|
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 employee going into walk-in cooler with gloves, not change gloves after leaving walk -in cooler and go to prep food. Employees must wash their hands after engaging in any activity that contaminates hands. CDI- Employee washed hands correctly. |
|
9
|
0
|
No bare hand contact with RTE foods or pre- approved alternate procedure properly followed |
Yes |
No
|
No |
3-301.11(B) Do not contact exposed ready-to-eat food with bare hands. Use suitable utensils, single-use gloves or dispensing equipment. -P Observed PIC touch shredded cheese with their barehands. PIC stated that cheese was used for Caesar Salad. CDI- PIC voluntarily discarded the cheese.
For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training video at the following web link: Handwashing and No Barehand Contact https://youtu.be/BH6CLGrH10M |
|
16
|
3
|
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized |
No |
Yes
|
No |
4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf. Observed deli slicer with visible food debris stored as clean. CDI- Item was taken to dish area to be w/r/s. **REPEAT**
For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: Sanitizing Solutions - https://youtu.be/ykP2mr9CtRg , How to Test Sanitizer https://youtu.be/y0SjmnabFaY , and Cleaning and Sanitizing Food Contact Surfaces https://youtu.be/av1Rbh-lh08 .
4-703.11 After cleaning, equipment, food contact surfaces, and utensils shall be sanitized using an approved method.-P Observed food employees spray chlorine sanitizer on ice wand and let the sanitizer sit for approximately 5 seconds and rinsing it off. EHS advised PIC of correct method for sanitizing equipment. CDI- PIC correctly sanitized the equipment.
For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: Sanitizing Solutions - https://youtu.be/ykP2mr9CtRg , How to Test Sanitizer https://youtu.be/y0SjmnabFaY , and Cleaning and Sanitizing Food Contact Surfaces https://youtu.be/av1Rbh-lh08 . |
|
24
|
1.50
|
Time as a Public Health Control; procedures & records |
No |
No
|
No |
3-501.19 (A) (1) Written procedures for Time as a Public Health Control shall be prepared in advance, maintained in the establishment, and made available for the Health Department upon request. Written TPHC procedures must specify methods of compliance with 3-501.19 (B) or (C). -Pf. Observed that facility is holding Bolognese meat sauce on TPHC without having written procedures for the product. 10-day VR Required. See comments.
TPHC procedure template may be found at: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety
3-501.19(B)(4)(5)Follow written procedures for foods held using Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) for 4 hours. The food shall be discarded after the food has completed its 4 hour hold time, if the food is in unmarked containers, or marked with a time that exceeds the 4 hour time limit. -P Observed fresh mozzarella past the 4 hour mark for TPHC. The product was not discarded, the sticker was changed. CDI- Product was voluntarily discarded. 10-day VR Required. See comments. |
|
28
|
0
|
Toxic substances properly identified stored & used |
Yes |
No
|
No |
7-204.11 Provide sanitizer at correct concentrations, diluting as required.-P Observed a spray bottle of chlorine sanitizer at over 200ppm. PIC was using sanitizer to spray ice wands after washing. CDI- PIC corrected sanitizer concentration and rewashed, rinsed, and sanitized ice wands. |
|
33
|
1
|
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 chicken cooling in a deep container with plastic wrap tightly covering the product in the walk-in cooler. EHS observed a 3 degree temperature change over 60 minutes. EHS advised PIC of proper cooling methods. CDI- Product was placed uncovered into the walk in freezer to rapidly cool. **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 . |
|
47
|
0
|
Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used |
No |
No
|
No |
4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed torn gaskets on coolers throughout the facility. Repair or replace as soon as possible. |