La Esperanza Market

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeRetail Food
• failed findings4
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Approved Sourcecritical
  Inspector note: provide receipts for all cheeses sold at this store and label all packages of cheese as needed.
  code 01-3-201.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Cleancritical
  Inspector note: provide proper methods to wash all utensils used for serving pork. Establishment hot holds pork serves pork as ordered. This establishment has no hand sink or 3 compartment sink and is permitted as a retail only operation. Manager states that pork is prepared at another restaurant and transported here for sale.
  code 20-4-703.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Safe Food Handeling Instructions
  Inspector note: provide safe food handling instructions for fresh chickens and frozen fish sold at this establishment.
  code 02-3-201.11F** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Protection
  Inspector note: keep all food supplies at least 6 inches off floor area.
  code 08-3-305-307.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 18, 2012: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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