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Whole Foods Market
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 21, 2012
- address15 Westland Av, Boston 02115
Is Whole Foods Market clean?
Whole Foods Market is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 21, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Whole Foods Market?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 21, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Thermometers Provided • provide working visible thermometers in all refrigeration unitsFood Thermometers Provided • provide working visible thermometers in all refrigeration units
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • provide higher splash guard to ensure no splash when employee is washing hands onto preparation area to the right. • repair/replace missing air curtain panels at back of meat roomNon-Food Contact Surfaces • provide higher splash guard to ensure no splash when employee is washing hands onto preparation area to the right. • repair/replace missing air curtain panels at back of meat room
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • provide paper towel dispenser attached to wall not on preparation counter to ensure no splash by water from hand washingHand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • provide paper towel dispenser attached to wall not on preparation counter to ensure no splash by water from hand washing
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • ensure no access by rodents or vermin provide weatherstrip on bottom of all doorsInsects Rodents Animals • ensure no access by rodents or vermin provide weatherstrip on bottom of all doors
- ⚠️Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • clean thoroughly to remove all black residueWalls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • clean thoroughly to remove all black residue
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • clean ceiling to remove dust and black buildup • clean thoroughly to remove all black residueImproper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • clean ceiling to remove dust and black buildup • clean thoroughly to remove all black residue
- ⚠️Separation/Sanitizer Criteria • have units calibrated to provide premeasured sanitizer at 200 ppmcriticalSeparation/Sanitizer Criteria • have units calibrated to provide premeasured sanitizer at 200 ppm
When was Whole Foods Market last inspected?
Whole Foods Market has 3 inspections on record going back to May 7, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| May 21, 2012 | Pass | |
| May 7, 2012 | Fail |
Whole Foods Market vs South End
South End runs 81% clean across 691 tracked restaurants — 498 clean, 63 mid, 54 cooked.
Against the 691 spots Cooked tracks in South End, this one comes out cleaner than 19% of them.
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How Boston grades restaurants
Boston reports inspections as a pass or a fail, with no score and no letter. What separates a bad fail from a trivial one is the violation severity ladder: a single star is a minor issue, two stars is more serious, and three stars marks a critical foodborne-illness risk factor — temperature abuse, bad handwashing, cross-contamination. A restaurant can fail on paperwork alone, which is not the same as failing on food safety. Cooked splits Boston fails accordingly: a fail with a three-star violation reads cooked, a fail on minor items only reads mid.
Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated May 21, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.