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Alliance Bakery

December 1, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings1

Failed findings

hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: OBSERVED 2 FEMALE FOOD HANDLERS PREPPING 20 TO 30 CAKE POPS IN REAR BAKERY PREP AREA AND APPLYING GREEN AND WHITE SPRINKLES TO OUTER LAYER OF CAKE POP WITH BARE HANDS. INFORMED MANAGER THAT BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS IS NOT ALLOWED. MANAGER CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-010 (A)
code 6Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED MICE DROPPINGS: -50 OR MORE IN REAR STORAGE AREA NEXT TO FREEZER AND WALK-IN COOLER, ALONG THE FLOOR AND WALL CORNER JUNCTION, UNDER WOOD SHELVING UNITS. -15 OR MORE IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA ALONG WALL AND FLOOR JUNCTION NEXT TO WALK IN COOLER AND FREEZER UNITS, UNDER WIRE SHELVING UNITS.. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SCHEDULE VISIT WITH PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO ELIMINATE ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION # 7-38-020
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW WOOD SHELVING IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA. INFORMED MANAGER THAT ALL SURFACES NEED TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 32
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: OBSERVED LIGHT FIXTURE IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA, NOT OPERABLE, ABOVE FREEZER UNITS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 14, 2016: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. 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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