Whole Foods Market

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeRetail Food
• failed findings9
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Cold Holdingcritical
  Inspector note: display case/salmon 45 degrees/removed by chef and cooled in blast chiller
  code 03-3-501.16(A)*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design
  Inspector note: pizza station/replace worn white cutting board
  code 14-4-202.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Equipment Thermometers
  Inspector note: produce display/provide accurate internal thermometers orange juice display/provide internal thermometer
  code 17-4-204.112/.115* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: bakery/clean interior/exterior of microwave walk in/clean dust from all shelving
  code 23-4-602.13* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Improper Storage of Re-usable Utensils
  Inspector note: bakery warewashing/store all pots inverted
  code 24-4-904.11AB* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Installed and Maintained
  Inspector note: repair customer mens restroom faucet to operate for 20 seconds repair customer ladies restroom stall replace spray faucet at prep sink seafood/repair hot water faucets
  code 29-5-201/02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors
  Inspector note: bakery warewashing/clean floor area under all equipment and floor drains kitchen/clean floor area behind all cooking equipment clean floor at priduce walk in
  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/clean dust from all ceilng tiles around ceiling vents kitchen/clean all light shields
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Fixture's not properly shielded
  Inspector note: provide light shields at onion storage
  code 38-6-202.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 10, 2010: 9 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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