| Violation Item
| Demerits
| Violation Description
| CDI | R | VR |
|
|---|
|
3
|
1
|
Management, food & conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities & reporting |
Yes |
Yes
|
No |
2-201.11(A) Permit holder shall require food employees to report to the PIC information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food. -P For more information on employee health policy please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety. Observed food employee not able to demonstrate knowledge of reportable illnesses and symptoms. CDI, updated employee health agreement in English and Spanish emailed to PIC that meets the 2017 food code adoption that took effect October 1st, 2021. |
|
9
|
2
|
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 cook handle cooked chicken with bare hands after cooking. CDI, chicken voluntarily discarded by pIC. |
|
16
|
0
|
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized |
Yes |
No
|
No |
4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P For more information please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: Sanitizing Solutions - https://youtu.be/ykP2mr9CtRg and How to Test Sanitizer https://youtu.be/y0SjmnabFaY. Observed chemical dish machine at bar not testing required concentration for sanitizer. Per PIC, staff recently changed bottle out. CDI, dish machine primed and now providing proper concentration of sanitizer. |
|
24
|
3
|
Time as a Public Health Control; procedures & records |
Yes |
Yes
|
No |
3-501.19(B) (1) Follow written procedures for foods held using Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) for 4 hours. Food shall have an initial temperature of 41 F when removed from cold holding temperature control or 135 F or greater when removed from hot holding temperature control. -P - Observed TPHC board marked with start and end time exceeding 4 hours and dated 7/28 in dressing cooler. CDI, items voluntarily discarded. Observed TPHC procedures not followed and items marked exceeding 4 hour discard time on far cooler at line that stored cut leafy greens and operator stated station recently set up and time updated with proper start and end time. Repeat. |
|
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 For more information please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety 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 . Observed recently prepared turkey cooling in deep covered container in walk in cooler at 44 degrees F at 11:08. At second cooling rate temperature observation turkey remained at 44 degrees F. CDI, turkey relocated to shallow sheet pan to rapidly cool. Observed Alfredo sauce recently prepared and cooling in deep covered container in prep cooler at 53 degrees F. CDI, sauce relocated to uncovered sheet pan to rapidly cool. Repeat. |
|
37
|
0
|
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 several shaker containers of spices not labeled and containers of oil. |
|
38
|
1
|
Insects & rodents not present; no unauthorized animals |
No |
No
|
No |
6-501.111 Keep the premises free of insects, rodents, and other pests. Observed some flies in kitchen. |
|
44
|
0.50
|
Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried & handled |
No |
No
|
No |
4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Observed clean pans and containers wet stacked on storage rack. Repeat. |
|
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 damaged gasket on low reach in cooler door of dough cooler. |
|
49
|
0.50
|
Non-food contact surfaces clean |
No |
No
|
No |
4-601.11(C ) Keep non food contact surfaces of equipment clean to avoid build up of dust, food residue or debris.4-602.13 Non food contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned frequently to preclude accumulation of soil residues. Observed some sticker residue remaining on outside of clean pans on drying rack. |