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Apple Farm Foods

August 28, 2012 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings1

Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: NO SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT EXPOSED SINKS IN MEAT PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT EXPOSED SINKS FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. OBSERVED REAR EXPOSED SINK IN BUTCHER AREA FILLED WITH FOOD EQUIPMENT AND PARTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE FOOD EQUIPMENT FROM SINK. EXPOSED SINK IS FOR HAND WASHING ONLY. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030 CITATION ISSUED.
code 12Priority
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 10-15 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR IN NORTHEAST CORNER OF SALES AREA NEAR POP STORAGE, 10-15 MICE DROPPINGS ALONG EAST WALL BEHIND BREAD STORAGE SHELVES IN SALES AREA, 60-70 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED IN REAR STORAGE AREA ON FLOOR, INSIDE UNUSED COOLER, EQUIPMENT, ETC IN REAR STORAGE AREAS. OBSERVED 10-15 FLYING INSECTS IN MEAT PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CALL AN EXTERMINATOR FOR SERVICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS. REAR DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED, 1/4" GAP ON BOTTOM OF DOOR. SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS ON DOOR TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 CITATION ISSUED.
code 18
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL CUTTING BOARDS, SLICERS, GRINDERS, PREP TABLES, SINKS, COOLER, FREEZERS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS NEED CLEANING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLERS (SPILLS), UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. REPLACE MISSING AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN ALL AREAS.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: REPLACE MISSING AND DAMAGED BASEBOARDS ALONG WALLS IN ALL AREAS. WALLS NEED CLEANING IN MEAT PREP AREAS. REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN ALL AREAS. SEAL ALL OPENINGS IN WALLS AND CEILINGS, AROUND PIPE FITTINGS, ALONG BASEBOARDS, ETC IN ALL AREAS.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN MEAT PREP AND WALK-IN COOLER AREAS.
code 36
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN STORAGE AREAS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 15, 2011: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 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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