Cruz Market

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeRetail Food
• failed findings7
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Spoilage Unsafe Foodcritical
  Inspector note: Cucumbers green peppers and a few apples in vegetable refrigerator are spoiled and rotten. PIC removed and discarded. Monitor each day.
  code 01-3-101/701.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️PIC Performing Dutiescritical
  Inspector note: PIC need to monitor cleaning and organization of retail area and dry storage. Also have the fresh vegetables refrigerator checked for freshness of the fruit and veg.
  code M-2-103.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Protection
  Inspector note: 11 prepackages of sliced meats with dates from 3/20 to 4/9. PIC removed. 1 jar of baby food with a date of 2/2013. PIC removed and discarded. A few dented cans on retail shelf. PIC removed and will segregate for quick sale.
  code 08-3-305-307.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: Exterior and interior of five door refrigerator by front of store visibly soiled. Clean Interior of vegetable refrigerator soiled with debris. Clean to remove. Ice cream chest at front counter visibly soiled and has frost built up. Clean. Exterior (top) of meat chest in back of store visibly soiled. Clean
  code 23-4-602.13* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors
  Inspector note: Floors in retail area under chips shelves around atm machine soiled with debris. Clean to remove. Floors in restroom and under shelves in basement visibly soiled. Clean Broken tiles by front of store by refrigerator. Repair. Stairs going to bacement visibly soiled. Clean
  code 36-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• 🧹premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
  Inspector note: Walls behind three bay sink and hand sink soiled. Clean to remove. Walls in restroom soiled and a few holes. Repair and clean.
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Premises Maintained
  Inspector note: Tools and other items stored on top of meat chest in back of store. Store all tools and paperwork properly.
  code 42-6-501.113/.114* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 14, 2012: 7 findings appeared for the first time.

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