Tropic Food Market

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeRetail Food
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)critical
  Inspector note: Packaged meats including goat and chicken stored directly next to each other in display case- Provide seperation
  code 590.003/3-302.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Where to Wash (Pf)
  Inspector note: Employees washing hands in 3 bay due to broken handsink-
  code 590.002/2-301.15-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
  Inspector note: No test kit available for chlorine sanitizer
  code 590.004/4-302.14-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
  Inspector note: Handwash sink at service counter broken
  code 590.005/5-205.15-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 15, 2019: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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