Whole Foods Market

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

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Failed findings

• ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
  Inspector note: cheese and pastry case/pastry 46/stuffed olives 45
  code 590.003/3-501.16-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Cooling Heating and Holding Capacities-Equipment (Pf)
  Inspector note: repair olive bar and pastry case to operate at 41 degrees or below
  code 590.004/4-301.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
  Inspector note: coffee station/clean/sanitize interior of ice machine
  code 590.004/4-601.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C)
  Inspector note: salad prep/provide hair restraints
  code 590.002/2-402.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
  Inspector note: provide internal thermometer to seafood cooler/meat room/1 door pizza and 2 door sandwichbbar
  code 590.004/4-204.112-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Air Drying Location (C)
  Inspector note: provide proper amount of solution for each station n salad prep and seafood
  code 590.004/4-901.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
  Inspector note: coffee station/regrout floor as needed
  code 590.006/6-101.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C)
  Inspector note: handsinks and restrooms/salad prep/provide employee must wash hands signage
  code 590.006/6-301.14-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
  Inspector note: salad prep/replace missing/damaged ceiling tiles repair wall molding behind 3 bay sink repair seafood walk in door to seal properly pizza reach in and kitchen walk in/replace worn door gasket clean ceiling tiles and light shields in kitchen prep repair wall at dishroom
  code 590.006/6-501.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 25, 2019: 9 findings appeared for the first time.

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