Martin News Shop

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeRetail Food
• failed findings0
• critical findings0

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Checks marked passed

• ✓PIC Knowledgecritical
  Inspector note: The employees did not know where or how often the bulk food containers are being washed. Provide a letter stating clearly where candy containers are washed.
  code M-2-102.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: The refrigerator interior shelves are soiled. Clean to remove.
  code 23-4-602.13* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 26, 2012: 2 previous findings did not recur.

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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.