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Name

ROSE VISTA ASSISTED LIVING

Address

2130 ROSE VISTA DRIVE

City/State/ZIP

KINSTON

28504

Premise Type

16 - Institutional Food Service

County

Lenoir

Inspection Date

6/15/2026

Final Score @ Grade

90.50

General Comments

Discussed whether drain for food preparation sink is direct or indirect. PIC will ask maintenance. If direct, use a bowl, not a colander, when washing produce in 2-compartment food preparation sink. Discussed thawing, although no thawing observed today. During warmer months, include ice when thawing under running water to keep the temperature of the water at 70f or below. Today the cold water temperature coming is at 82f. A/C is out in kitchen today. There is an extremely loud noise in walk-in refrigerator, but temperature currently is at below 41f. PIC states repair person has been called. Educate staff on which test strips are used for which sanitizer. Both chlorine and quats strips provided. Dishmachine is chlorine and sink/bottles is quats. Discussed how to sanitize stem-type thermometer. No use of it observed today, but options for sanitizing were discussed.

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
8	2	Hands clean & properly washed	Yes	No	No	2-301.14 - When employee washes hands, he turns off faucet with bare hand prior to drying hands - CDI: EHS had employee rewash hands and turn off faucet with paper towel. An approved barrier shall be used when turning off faucet after washing hands to prevent recontamination of hands.
16	1.50	Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized	No	Yes	Yes	4-501.114 - Chlorine sanitizer for dishmachine is less than 50 ppm. PIC called repair person, and utensils will be washed, rinsed, and sanitized at 3-comp sink. OK to wash and rinse in dishmachine and sanitize in 3-comp sink. Discussed 4-601.11 - Can opener blade has crud - CDI: staff took can opener blade to utensil wash area to wash, rinsed, and sanitize ASAP. Spatula, masher, and a couple of knives have dried-on food particles - CDI: these taken to utensil wash area to be washed, rinsed, and sanitized ASAP. Sugar scoop in sugar has much build- up - CDI: taken to utensil wash area to washed, rinsed, and sanitized ASAP. Food contact surfaces shall be clean to sight and touch.
23	3	Proper date marking & disposition	Yes	Yes	No	3-501.17 - Chicken salad, slaw, and wieners in walk-in refrigerator are not date marked - CDI: immediately dated. PIC states foods were opened/cooked this past weekend. All TCS foods shall be dated with the date they were opened/cooked. Day 1 is the date they were opened/cooked.
28	0	Toxic substances properly identified stored & used	Yes	Yes	No	7-102.11 - Spray bottle of unknown chemical is not labelled. Staff states this is likely bleach - CDI: immediately labelled with common name of the product. All chemicals shall be labelled. PIC states she saw this chemical being poured into the bottle today and knows it is bleach.
43	0.50	In-use utensils: properly stored	Yes	Yes	No	3-304.12 - Scoop handles in sugar and in rice are touching food - CDI: immediately stored so that handle is up, out of food. Scoop for sugar taken to utensil wash area to be washed. Scoop handles shall be stored so that handles are not in food and so that food handler does not have to touch food when reaching for handle.
45	0	Single-use & single-service articles: properly stored & used	Yes	No	No	4-502.13 - Wieners stored in pasta salad container - CDI: wieners and plastic, single-service container discarded immediately. Single-service containers may be used only 1 time and then discarded.
47	0.50	Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used	No	No	No	4-501.11 - Dishmachine is not pulling sanitizer as it should. Repair person called immediately. Equipment shall function as it is intended. Freezer food is starting to thaw - some of it. Ice has formed on some shelving. Is door being left open. Repair (or keep door shut) as needed.
49	0.50	Non-food contact surfaces clean	No	Yes	No	4-602.13 - Inside of fryer cabinet has grease build-up. Small table inside walk-in has black crud. Legs on 2-compartment sink have dust/build-up. Ice scoop bucket has black crud. All nonfood contact surfaces shall be cleaned as frequently as needed.
51	1	Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices	No	Yes	No	5-205.15 - Leak under wash compartment of 3-compartment sink. Repair person called. Plumbing system shall be in good repair. Staff states prewash sink leaks when there is a lot of water going down the drain - did not observe today, but pan is under sink to catch leak. This shall be repaired, as well.
54	0.50	Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained	No	Yes	No	5-501.15 - Dumpster door open. Dumpster shall remain closed.
55	0	Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean	No	Yes	No	6-501.11 - Few beats and bangs on walls. Paint peeling in few areas. Wall socket is missing plate cover. Some rusty door frames near floor. Floors, walls, and ceilings shall be in good repair. 6-501.15 - Few areas of cleaning needed on floor - behind and under equipment, in corners. All floors, walls, and ceilings shall be in good repair.