| Violation Item
| Demerits
| Violation Description
| CDI | R | VR |
|
|---|
|
3
|
1
|
Management, food & conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities & reporting |
No |
No
|
No |
2-103.11(O) Ensure food employees are informed of their responsibility to report required symptoms, illnesses and exposure.-PF Observed facility does not have signed policy/training documents for employee health policy. EHS provided a copy via email to PIC. VERIFICATION REQUIRED within 10 days to ensure all staff have been trained.
For more information on employee health policy, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety |
|
15
|
1.50
|
Food separated & protected |
Yes |
No
|
No |
3-302.11(A)(1) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods and washed/unwashed fruits and vegetables. -P Observed raw chorizo stored over ready to eat sauces in reach in cooler. Observed raw shell eggs stored over ready to eat items such as chicken and tamales in walk in cooler.CDI: Items reorganized.
For more information on food storage order please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation |
|
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 salsa verde in walk in cooler from 1/3. CDI: Product voluntarily discarded.
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 .
3-501.17 Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and held more than 24hrs. -Pf Upon arrival observed several items in walk in cooler with no date marks. CDI: Items were date marked with original prep date of yesterday or today. Observed no date mark on curtido, pickled onions, or cole slaw in prep top cooler. Observed no date mark on beets in reach in part of prep cooler. CDI: Items date marked with original date of prep (within 2 days).
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 Date Marking Food Safely https://youtu.be/BOPsSNUajYs . |
|
24
|
0
|
Time as a Public Health Control; procedures & records |
Yes |
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 no written procedures for items held on TPHC. No items were actively on TPHC during inspection as the Buffet is only used at lunch time. CDI: By end of inspection items held on TPHC were properly marked and procedure was filled out. EHS also emailed PIC a copy of the procedure template in Spanish.
TPHC procedure template may be found at: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety |
|
45
|
0.50
|
Single-use & single-service articles: properly stored & used |
Yes |
No
|
No |
4-903.12 Do not store single-use and single-service articles in toilet rooms; garbage rooms; mechanical rooms; under sewer lines; under open stairwells; or under other sources of contamination. Observed portion cups and lids stored under handsink on front line. CDI: Containers removed. |
|
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 tall reach in cooler gasket and reach in freezer gasket damaged. Observed shelving in tall reach in cooler is chipping and rusted. |
|
54
|
0
|
Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained |
No |
No
|
No |
5-501.113(B) Keep dumpster, outside waste containers covered with tight-fitting lids or doors. Observed door to dumpster and lids on cardboard dumpster open. CDI: Door closed. Ensure that doors and lids remain closed to prevent pest harborage.
*This is a shared dumpster* |
|
55
|
0
|
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean |
No |
No
|
No |
6-101.11/6-201.11 Floors, walls and ceilings shall be designed, constructed, and installed so they are smooth and easily cleanable. Floors shall be non-absorbent in areas subject to moisture. Observed part of wall peeling on line where prep cooler is. Observed wall damage at corner leading into cooking area. EHS recommends adding a corner guard here as this is a high traffic area. Observed loose FRP on wall across from ice machine. Observed loose corner guards and FRP near mop sink. |