| Violation Item
| Demerits
| Violation Description
| CDI | R | VR |
|
|---|
|
3
|
1
|
Management, food & conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities & reporting |
Yes |
No
|
No |
2-103.11(O) Ensure food employees are informed of their responsibility to report required symptoms, illnesses and exposure.-PF - Observed no signed employee health agreement on site at the time of the inspection. PIC stated he remembered something about the employee health agreement after the last inspection but the owner was the one who received the pdf in an email and is not sure what happened to it since then. REPEAT.
CDI - EHS left paper copy of employee health agreement with PIC. All employees on site signed at the time of the inspection.
For more information on employee health policy, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety |
|
10
|
1
|
Handwashing sinks supplied & accessible |
Yes |
Yes
|
No |
5-205.11 (A) A handwashing sink shall be maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use Pf. - Observed the handwash sink adjacent the ice machine in the dish pit to be obstructed form use by a large rolling cart. REPEAT.
CDI - PIC moved rolling cart. |
|
16
|
0
|
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized |
Yes |
No
|
No |
4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf. - Observed 3 large metal hotel pans to be stored on the bottom shelf of the clean dish storage rack in the kitchen with visible food debris/oil on the food contact surfaces.
CDI - Dishes moved to the dish pit to be W/R/S.
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 .
4-602.11 (E )Clean the equipment and utensils used with nonTCS foods as required to avoid contamination. - Observed the ice deflector on the top portion of the ice machine to have an accumulation of pink grime. |
|
22
|
1.50
|
Proper cold holding temperatures |
Yes |
Yes
|
No |
3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P - Observed a container of corn salsa stored on a prep counter at the cookline, outside of any refrigeration, to be at temperature of 51F. PIC stated he was in the middle of portioning out the corn salsa when they received multiple large catering orders and had to step away. REPEAT.
CDI - Corn salsa moved to WIC to rapidly cool.
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 . |
|
23
|
0
|
Proper date marking & disposition |
Yes |
No
|
No |
3-501.18 Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature window has expired, if it has not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. -P The PIC should train and assign staff to monitor date marking to prevent the use of food products that are no longer in compliance with 3-501.17 (A), (B), or (C) - Observed one container of corn in the opentop adjacent the cookline to not be provided with a date mark. Employee at the opentop stated that the container was from last night since they refill most things daily unless a large amount is left over at the end of the night. Employee stated having worked the previous night.
CDI - Employee date marked container.
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 Date Marking Food Safely https://youtu.be/BOPsSNUajYs . |
|
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 insert containers of pico (x4) cooling in the WIC at rates of 0.0 degrees/min. Containers were noted tightly wrapped in plastic wrap and were stacked on top of one another, not allowing for adequate air flow around the product. REPEAT. Points to remain at half due to improvements noted.
CDI - Containers unstacked and plastic wrap pulled back to allow for cold air to flow around the product.
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 . |
|
49
|
1
|
Non-food contact surfaces clean |
No |
Yes
|
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 the gaskets, exterior and interior surfaces of all refrigeration/cookline equipment in the kitchen, and the racks in WIC to have an accumulation of grime/food debris. REPEAT. |
|
56
|
0
|
Meets ventilation & lighting requirements; designated areas used |
No |
No
|
No |
6-305.11/6-501.110 Designate and use an area for the orderly storage of employees' clothing and possessions. - Observed an employee coat stored on a shelf with the clean/new pairs of tongs below it by the WIC. |