| 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 written or digital documentation of the employee health policy. CDI - EHS provided health policy and it was reviewed and signed on site.
For more information on employee health policy, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety |
|
5
|
0
|
Procedures for responding to vomiting & diarrheal events |
Yes |
No
|
No |
2-501.11 A food establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events. -Pf Observed no written procedures or clean up kit. CDI - EHS gave out updated poster.
For more information please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation |
|
10
|
0
|
Handwashing sinks supplied & accessible |
Yes |
No
|
No |
6-301.14 Post a handwash sign at each handsink. Both handwashing sinks and female restroom without handwashing signs. CDI - EHS gave facility hand washing signs. |
|
16
|
3
|
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized |
No |
Yes
|
No |
4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P Observed secondary spray bottle with chlorine bleach sanitizer at 10ppm. CDI - PIC remade sanitizer bottle to correct chlorine ppm.
4-602.11 (E )Clean the equipment and utensils used with nonTCS foods as required to avoid contamination. Observed pink and black build up inside ice machine. Observed interior gasket deteriorating.
4-602.11 (A) (4) Food contact surface of a thermometer shall be cleaned, and sanitized per 4-702.11/4-703.11, before using or storing. P. Observed thermometer soiled with food build up and sticky consistency. CDI - PIC cleaned thermometer. |
|
22
|
1.50
|
Proper cold holding temperatures |
No |
No
|
Yes |
3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P
Observed 2 door reach in freezer in poor repair. Observed raw swai fish, ready to eat French fries, fried okra above 41. See temperature chart. Ambient air was observed at 50F. PIC voluntarily discarded all items in freezer. 3 DAY VR REQUIRED.
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 |
3-501.17 (A) or (B) Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and are to be held for more than 24 hours. -Pf. Establish a date marking system consistent with 3-501.17 (A) or (B). Additional date marking system options are found in 3-501.17 (D).
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 .
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 in double door reach in cooler observed cooked jambalaya, gumbo and cooked beans all from sometime last week. |
|
28
|
2
|
Toxic substances properly identified stored & used |
Yes |
Yes
|
No |
7-202.12(A) Use poisonous or toxic materials according to manufacturer's label. Use pesticides approved for use in commercial food service only.-P Observed rat bait, home defense ant liquid bait both for residential use only. CDI - PIC removed all items. |
|
38
|
1
|
Insects & rodents not present; no unauthorized animals |
No |
Yes
|
No |
6REPEAT
-501.111 Keep the premises free of insects, rodents, and other pests.
6-202.15 Protect outer openings of establishment from insect or rodent entry.
Observed gnats throughout kitchen. Observed light coming through the top of the back door. |
|
39
|
0
|
Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display |
Yes |
No
|
No |
3-305.11 Store food in a clean, dry location, not exposed to contamination. Keep at least 6 inches above the floor.
3-305.12 Food may not be stored in locker rooms, toilet rooms, dressing rooms, garbage rooms, mechanical rooms, under sewer lines that are not shielded to intercept potential drips, under leaking water lines, under open stairwells, or under other sources of contamination.
Observed ice that is taken from the main kitchen and put into a metal trough in the men's restroom. CDI - PIC will dissolve ice and use routine bathroom chemicals for odor control. |
|
47
|
0.50
|
Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used |
No |
Yes
|
No |
4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed food processor stored clean with tape wrapped around broken handle. Observed 2 door reach in freezer with ambient air above 41. See temperature chart. Work order will be placed. See previous violation #22. |
|
53
|
0
|
Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied & cleaned |
No |
No
|
No |
5-501.17 Provide a covered waste bin in female restrooms. Observed female restroom without a covered receptacle. |
|
55
|
0.50
|
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean |
No |
Yes
|
No |
REPEAT
6-501.11 Floors, walls, and ceilings including the attachments such as soap and towel dispensers; light fixtures; and heat/ac vents shall be maintained in good repair. Observed flooring in dry storage around ice machine showing exposed concrete. Observed flooring by 3 comp sink damaged. Observed food splashed on ceiling near fryers. |