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Tropical Foods/El Platanero

September 15, 2011 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeRetail Food
failed findings6
critical findings1

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Failed findings

Cold Holdingcritical

Inspector note: Eggs on top shelf of egg cooler at 65F. PIC removed and placed in refrigerator to maintain a temperature of 41F and below. Ensure all eggs are maintained at 41F and below.
code 03-3-501.16(A)*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
Insects Rodents Animals

Inspector note: Evidence of fruit flies in Yuca root case. Address.
code 35-6-501.111/.115** · serious findingstatus: Fail
Food Protection

Inspector note: Boxes of meat stored under leaking condenser. Discontinue and store clean and protected. Dried stock fish left outside by dumpster area. Discontinue and store clean and protected. Hand sink directly next to 2 bay produce sink with no protective barrier. Provide. Packages of juice an canned goods stored on ground of 2nd floor. Discontinue and store elevated at least 6 inches off the ground.
code 08-3-305-307.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
Non-Food Contact Surfaces

Inspector note: Condenser in meat storage room leaking. Address. 2 Lights out in meat cooler. Replace. Drainage PVC pipe leaking. Repair.
code 15-4-202.16* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean

Inspector note: Interior of french fry freezer with frost build-up and food debris. Defrost and clean to remove. Interior of Goya freezer with excess ice build-up. Defrost to remove. Chicken wing freezer by egg case with excess frost build-up. Defrost to remove. Exterior of meat grinder visibly soiled. Clean to remove. Interior of Yuca root case and onion cases visibly soiled. Clean to remove.
code 23-4-602.13* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
Improper Maintenance of Floors

Inspector note: Floor of meat freezer visibly soiled. Clean to remove. 2 Drainage pipes in basement draining onto floor of dry storage. Address. Floor of salted cod cooler heavily soiled. Clean to remove.
code 36-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

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Compared with Pass on January 28, 2011: 6 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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