Merkato Variety Store

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeRetail Food
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food Protection
  Inspector note: properly store all food bags 6 inches off floor properly store all opened bulk food bags in covered containers retail/properly label all bulk food bags/containers
  code 08-3-305-307.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Equipment Thermometers
  Inspector note: 1 door glass reach in/provide internal thermometer to register 41 degrees or below
  code 17-4-204.112/.115* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Premises Maintained
  Inspector note: clean/organize rear storage room
  code 42-6-501.113/.114* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on March 6, 2012: 3 findings recurred. 4 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.