Mela Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
  Inspector note: Multiple container of food observed without date marking. Provide.
  code 590.003/3-501.17-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C)
  Inspector note: Production line workers observed without hair restraints. Provide.
  code 590.002/2-402.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
  Inspector note: Plastic cups observed in food product in walk in cooler. Ice scoop being held on top of machine. Discontinue.
  code 590.003/3-304.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Shelfing by cookline observed soiled. Clean to remove.
  code 590.004/4-602.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
  Inspector note: Soiled glue trap observed. Dead roach under dry storage shelf. Clean to remove.
  code 590.006/6-501.112-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️flagged at inspection
  Inspector note: No anti choke certificate observed. Anti-choking Procedures in Food Service Establishments. (1) Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 94 § 305D restaurants with a certain seating capacity are required to have one or more employees trained in a manual choke-saving procedure in accordance with 105 CMR 605.000: Approved Choke-saving Procedures
  code L1status: Fail

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Compared with Pass on December 14, 2023: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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