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Tropical Foods/El Platanero

April 29, 2008 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeRetail Food
failed findings15
critical findings1

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Failed findings

Food Contact Surfaces Cleancritical

Inspector note: meat room/3 bay/provide institutional sanitizer and proper knowledge on use of sink
code 20-4-703.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
Food Contact Surfaces Clean

Inspector note: produce prep/properly sanitize all knives
code 22-4-601/602.11** · serious findingstatus: Fail
Insects Rodents Animals

Inspector note: rice section 2 nd floor storage ledges/remove rodent droppings from shelving
code 35-6-501.111/.115** · serious findingstatus: Fail
Food Container Labels

Inspector note: aisle 5/properly label all frozen foods
code 02-3-602.11-.12/3-302.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
Food Protection

Inspector note: properly store all meats in meat display case remove all bruised fruit
code 08-3-305-307.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
Non-Food Contact Surfaces

Inspector note: retail aisle/ 2 door bagel/defrost aisle 7/replace missing kick plate repair all loose kick plates at retail area meat room/secure all loose wiring 3 rd level repair walk in door
code 15-4-202.16* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
Dishwashng Facilities

Inspector note: meat room/3 bay/label sinks wash rinse sanitize
code 16-4-501.11/.15* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
Equipment Thermometers

Inspector note: produce and dairy walk in/provide accurate internal thermometer to register 41 degrees or below 4 th floor/provide thermometer to walk in
code 17-4-204.112/.115* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean

Inspector note: clean all vegetable/produce shelving
code 23-4-602.13* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
Installed and Maintained

Inspector note: produce prep sink/repair faucet leak and properly drain condensation hose meat room/repair faucet to 3 bay sink and repair leak to 3 bay sink drains meat room/repair all leaks and remove blue tarp
code 29-5-201/02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage

Inspector note: produce prep handsink/provide employee must wash hands signage meat room handsink/provide liquid soap and handwash signage customer restroom/remount towel dispenser
code 32-6-301.11-02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
Improper Maintenance of Floors

Inspector note: aisle 5/clean floor behind reach in units 2 nd floor storage/clean floor
code 36-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
premises not properly maintained or cleaned

Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
Inspector note: retail area/replace all stained ceiling tiles receiving area clean repair walls and white piping and ceiling throughout produce walk in/clean ceiling and walls meat room/repair walls and moldings dairy cooler/repair all wall moldings and clean ceiling and walls
code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
Fixture's not properly shielded

Inspector note: retail produce/provide light shields with endcaps produce prep/provide endcaps to light shields meat room/repair cracked light shields
code 38-6-202.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
Inadequate Lighting

Inspector note: 2 nd floor/replace burnt out light
code 38-6-303.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 7, 2007: 15 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.

Source: Analyze Boston.