Blackstone Market/ Mercat

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. FOUND THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 45.3 F AND 48.0 F- CHICKEN STOCK, VEAL STOCK AND MILK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 40 F OR BELOW IF HELD COLD. FOUND WALK IN COOLER AND REACH IN MILK COOLER BOTH MAINTAINING TEMPERATURES AT 40 F OR BELOW AT THIS TIME. MILK TAGGED BY CDPH AT THIS TIME, CHICKEN AND VEAL STOCK VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED. MILK SELL BY DATE 05/25/11, 40 GALLONS OF MILK TOTAL. FOODS TAGGED AND DISCARDED TOTAL WEIGHT- OVER 100 LBS, VALUED AT $180.00.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. FOUND WALK IN COOLERS DOOR RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED AT 2ND FLOOR PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN GASKETS.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. OBSERVED FOOD BUILD UP INSIDE PREP AREAS REACH IN COOLER DOOR GASKETS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL UNCLEAN GASKETS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS BEHIND DISHMACHINES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL UNCLEAN WALLS.
  code 35
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. MUST PROVIDE INTERIOR THERMOMETERS FOR COOLERS IN PREP AREA (X2).
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 29, 2010: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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