Black Seed

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
  Inspector note: Wrapped cheese and ham obsevred with no date marking in walk in cooler. Provide date marking for all foods held longer than 24 hours.
  code 590.003/3-501.17-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Labels (Pf)
  Inspector note: No labels on orange juice and rice pudding in grab and go station. Provide.
  code 590.003/3-602.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Handwashing Sinks Installation (Pf)
  Inspector note: Service counter hand sink at 80F. Hot water at all other hand sinks. Repair to have water at least 100F at hand sink.
  code 590.005/5-202.12-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C)
  Inspector note: Employee on production line observed with no hair restraint. Provide.
  code 590.002/2-402.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 23, 2025: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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About this record

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.

Source: Analyze Boston.