Whole Foods Market

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeRetail Food
• failed findings2
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Backflow Prevention Air Gap (P)critical
  Inspector note: No indirect plumbing produce food prep sink
  code 590.005/5-202.13-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
  Inspector note: Floor not smooth durable and easily cleanable in back area (noted on previous inspection) Chipped paint on doors to walk in units throughout
  code 590.006/6-501.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓(A) Gloves Use Limitation (P)critical
  Inspector note: Observed food handlers multitasking wearing disposable gloves - I provided single use glove use information during inspection and at previous inspections
  code 590.003/3-304.15-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
  Inspector note: No written procedures and kit is not complete Reviewed and provided written instructions at this inspection and past inspections
  code 590.002/2-501.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
  Inspector note: Grease built up on hoods on cooling line and fryolators Soils build up on doors walls and attachments throughout incling food prep/ware washing/storage area
  code 590.006/6-201.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓flagged at inspection
  Inspector note: No proof that the CFPM is certifed in Allergen Awareness
  code L1status: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on December 9, 2024: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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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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