The Boston Ice Cream Factory

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
  Inspector note: No paper towels at the hand sink located in the dish room. Provide.
  code 590.006/6-301.12-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf)
  Inspector note: Evidence of what appears to be rodent droppings inside of the green storage cabinets. Clean to remove all and provide an up to date pest control report for the re-inspection. Evidence of fruit fly activity noted in the front service area. Address.
  code 590.006/6-501.111-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
  Inspector note: Bug light observed being hung directly over where clean equipment/dishes are being stored. Discontinue and relocate.
  code 590.003/3-307.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
  Inspector note: Coke cooler in back dish room with no equipment thermometer. GE refrigeration unit in the front service are with no evidence of an equipment thermometer. Provide equipment thermometers for all refrigeration units.
  code 590.004/4-204.112-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Interior of several ice cream chests with excess frost build-up and ice cream spills. Defrost and clean to remove.
  code 590.004/4-602.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
  Inspector note: Large single bay sink located in the front service are with a slow drain. Address and make any necessary repairs.
  code 590.005/5-205.15-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Handwashing Aids and Devices Use Restrictions (C)
  Inspector note: No soap observed at the hand sink in the dish room. Provide.
  code 590.006/6-301.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
  Inspector note: No test strips available at the time of the inspection. Provide.
  code 590.004/4-302.14-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 12, 2022: 7 findings appeared for the first time.

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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.

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