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NameEL SABOR DE MI TIERRA
Address3623 E INDEPENDENCE BV
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28205
Premise Type3 - Mobile Food
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 12/19/2023
Final Score @ Grade
95.50 A
General CommentsInspection completed in parking lot of Tienda Latina El Rincon located at 2125 Eastway Dr., Charlotte, NC 28205. Per PIC, MFU operates at this location daily from 8:30AM-7PM. PIC reminded that MFU must report to commissary daily for prep work as well as cleaning and servicing the unit. Commissary online schedule should be utilized daily for when prep is occurring at the commissary prior to service each day the MFU operates. MFU is not listed on online commissary schedule for any days this month currently. PIC agreed to use commissary online schedule moving forward.

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
3 0 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 employee health policy poster on MFU but no signed copies of employee health policy. - CDI - EHS discussed requirements with PIC and provided printed copies of employee health policies in Spanish for employees to review and sign. Maintain signed policies on MFU. For more information on employee health policy, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
15 1.50 Food separated & protected Yes No No 3-302.11 (A)(2) Separate types of raw animal foods from each other such as beef, fish, lamb, pork, and poultry during storage, preparation, holding, and display. - P - Observed raw chicken stored above raw pork and beef in RIC. - CDI - PIC corrected storage order by placing raw chicken beneath raw beef/pork. For more information on food storage order please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
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 - REPEAT - Observed three large ziplock bags of ground beef holding above 41F in RIC (see temperature chart). Per PIC, items were placed on unit around 8AM and had not been moved since. - CDI - PIC voluntarily discarded all three bags of ground beef. - *NOTE: No point escalation due to overall improvement noted since previous inspection. Full points will be deducted at next inspection if cold holding violations occur. 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 Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ .
23 1.50 Proper date marking & disposition Yes No No 3-501.18 Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature window has expired, if it is not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. - P - Observed three ziplock bags of ground beef dated 12/19/23, but per PIC, ground beef was cooked on 12/16/23. PIC stated items are dated based on the day the item is removed from the commissary and not the day the item was prepped. - CDI - EHS discussed date marking requirements with PIC. PIC corrected date mark labels to reflect accurate preparation date. 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 .
37 0 Food properly labeled: original container Yes 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 various squeeze bottles of condiments lacking labels. - CDI - PIC labeled all working containers.
42 0 Washing fruits & vegetables No No No 3-302.15 Wash fruits and vegetables prior to use. - Observed avocados cut for service with stickers still present. Ensure all fruits and vegetables are washed prior to use and stickers are removed during the washing process.