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Americas Food Basket

January 6, 2011 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeRetail Food
failed findings9
critical findings1

Failed findings

Cold Holdingcritical

Inspector note: Chicken macaroni and tuna salad at 45F. PIC stated salads had been placed in cooler about an hour prior. PIC to remove salads if unable to maintain a temperature of 41F and below.
code 03-3-501.16(A)*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
Food Contact Surfaces Clean

Inspector note: Cutting boards of meat department visibly soiled. Clean to remove.
code 22-4-601/602.11** · serious findingstatus: Fail
Food Thermometers Provided

Inspector note: No food thermometers in deli department. Provide.
code 05-4-302.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
Non-Food Contact Surfaces

Inspector note: Cooler storing cheeses and meats with an elevated temperature of 45F. PIC stated cooler could possibly be going through a defrost cycle. Address and discontinue use unless able to maintain a temperature of 41F and below. Several lights out in dairy cooler. Replace. Lights out in walk-in freezer. Replace.
code 15-4-202.16* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize

Inspector note: Soiled wiping cloths left out on counter top in deli station. Discontinue and store in the appropriate sanitizing solution.
code 21-3-304.14* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean

Inspector note: Iinterior of vegetable and fruit freezers visibly soiled and with food debris. Clean to remove. Shelf storing Domino sugar visibly soiled. Clean to remove. Shelf storing Wise chips visibly soiled. Clean to remove. Shelves of upright ice cream freezer visibly soiled. Clean to remove.
code 23-4-602.13* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
Installed and Maintained

Inspector note: Pipe under 3 bay sink in meat department leaking. Repair.
code 29-5-201/02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
Improper Maintenance of Floors

Inspector note: Floor of dairy department with excess card board on ground. Clean to remove. Floor of walk-in freezer with excess debris. Clean to remove.
code 36-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
Fixture's not properly shielded

Inspector note: Light of Carvel ice cream freezer not shielded. Provide.
code 38-6-202.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 19, 2009: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 6 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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