Cermak Fresh Market

June 20, 2019 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings10
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND SOAP AT THE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK BEHIND THE DELI DISPLAY CASE. MANAGEMENT PROVIDED HAND SOAP AT MY REQUEST. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SOAP AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE MEAT CUTTING ROOM. MANAGEMENT PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS AT MY REQUEST. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS OR HAND DRYING DEVICES AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). SEE VIOLATION #10 ABOVE FOR CITATION.
code 10Priority
Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SHELLFISH TAGS PROVIDED FOR THE OYSTERS, MUSSELS AND CLAMS IN THE SEAFOOD DISPLAY CASE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO KEEP THE SHELLFISH TAGS WITH THE PRODUCT UNTIL IT ALL IS SOLD OR SERVED AND THEN KEEP THE TAGS FOR 90 DAYS. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 10# OF SHELLFISH WORTH $50. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 14Priority
food left unprotected

Official wording: Food Separated And Protected
Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW PORK STORED IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH BREADED CHICKEN BREASTS IN THE MEAT DISPLAY CASE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO SEPARATE DIFFERENT TYPES OF RAW FOODS SO AS NOT TO CROSS CONTAMINATE THE FOODS. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 10# OF PORK WORTH $30. PRIORITY 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 15
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF THE PREP TABLES IN SEVERAL PREP AREAS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL WET WIPING CLOTHS IN A CONTAINER OF SANITIZER WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 41
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATORS PROVIDED TO MEASURE THE HOT WATER TEMPERATURE OF THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: CLEAN THE STORAGE SHELVES AND 1 DOOR PREP COOLER IN THE BAKERY PREP AREA.
code 49
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLES IN THE WOMEN'S WASHROOMS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN ALL WOMEN'S WASHROOMS. • OBSERVED THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CUSTOMER WASHROOMS NEXT TO THE COFFEE/GELATO PREP AREA NOT SELF-CLOSING. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE ON ALL WASHROOM DOORS.
code 53
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF GREASE ON THE OUTSIDE GREASE DUMPSTER AND ON THE GROUND SURROUNDING THE DUMPSTER. ALSO, OBSERVED TRASH AND LITTER ON THE GROUND SURROUNDING THE OUTSIDE DUMPSTERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN OR REMOVE THE GREASE DUMPSTER AND MAINTAIN THE GROUND CLEAN AND FREE OF GREASE AND LITTER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FLOOR OF THE FISH WALK-IN FREEZER. CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE DOORS IN BETWEEN THE MEAT PREP AREAS.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED AN EMPLOYEE WITH AN EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. MUST PROVIDE VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 19, 2018: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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