Date of inspection: Aug. 7
Violations: Person in charge did not ensure that employees are informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report information about their health. To prevent transmission of foodborne illness, the person in charge shall ensure that food and conditional employees are informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report information about their health as it relates to diseases that are transmissible through food.
Observed improper storage of poisonous or toxic materials. Chemical cleaner stored above foil sheets used for sandwiches. To prevent contamination, poisonous or toxic materials shall be stored so they cannot contaminate food, equipment, utensils, linens, or single-service or single-use articles by: 1) Separating the poisonous materials by spacing or partitioning; and 2) Locating the poisonous or toxic materials in an area that is not above food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service articles or single-use articles.
Person-in-charge did not ensure that the facility has written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events. Person in charge shall ensure that the FSO or RFE have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events that involved discharge onto surfaces.
Observed no towels or hand drying device at the handwashing sink(s). To prevent contamination by hands, each handwashing sink or group of adjacent handwashing sinks shall be provided with: Individual, disposable towels; a continuous towel system that supplies the user with a clean towel; a heated-air hand drying device; or a hand drying device that employs an air-knife system that delivers high velocity, pressurized air at ambient temperatures.
The light intensity in an area where an employee was working with food, utensils or equipment was less than fifty foot candles. The light intensity shall be at least fifty foot candles (five hundred forty lux) at a surface where a food employee is working with food, utensils or equipment such as knives, slicers, grinders, or saws where employee safety is a factor.
Observed mops being dried using an unapproved method. After use, mops shall be placed in a position that allows them to air-dry without soiling walls, equipment, or supplies.
Comments: Facility is clean and very well maintained. All temperatures within required ranges.
Note: sample policies attached.
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