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Tropical Foods International

December 2, 2019 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeRetail Food
failed findings4
critical findings1

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Failed findings

Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P)critical

Inspector note: Cutting boards in prep areas will need to be cleaned to remove deep dark scores. If can not be removed replace.
code 590.004/4-501.114-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)

Inspector note: Provide test strips for all three bay sinks that do not have them or are moldy. Have staff test sanitizer.
code 590.004/4-302.14-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)

Inspector note: Clean floor in all walk ins as discussed. Clean floor under and behind equipment in fish and hot foods area. • Clean walls in meat prep room and storage produce prep and storage walls in retail area over by plantains and onions for dry food. Clean walls in walk in units on second floor storage. Clean brown doors between rooms in prep areas. Clean condencers and fan covers from dust build up. • replace caulking behind sinks were falling off or peeling. (meat prep room) Clean shelves in walk ins shelves that hold onions and platains.
code 590.004/4-602.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
Controlling Pests (C)

Inspector note: PIC will need to address fruit fly issue with pest control. In retail area around plantains and onions found a bunch of them. PIC will address. Pest control inspects each week.
code 590.006/6-501.111-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 22, 2019: 4 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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