Equal Exchange

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️PIC Knowledgecritical
  Inspector note: Certified food handler not Allergen Awareness certified
  code M-2-102.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Clean Cloths Hair Restraint
  Inspector note: Food handlers not wearing hair restraints.
  code 13-2-304/402.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Test Kit Provided
  code 17-4-302.14* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
  Inspector note: Post employee hand wash sign
  code 32-6-301.11-02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 12, 2011: 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.