Cremeria Santa Maria

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Good Condition, Safe, & Unadulteratedcritical
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NUMEROUS PACKAGES OF CHEESE DISPLAYED FOR SALE DISCOLORED WITH WHITE AND GREEN MOLD SPOTS AND EXPIRED ON 8-20-25. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD APPROXIMATELY 149 LBS OF CHEESE. ALL FOOD DISPLAYED FOR SALE SHALL BE IN GOOD CONDITION AND SAFE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. PRIORITY 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
  code 13Priority
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
  Inspector note: OBSERVED READY-TO-EAT, TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY (TCS) RE-PACKAGED AND RE-WRAPPED SOUR CREAM, STEAK MEAT, CHORIZO, SAUSAGE, SOUSE, AND A VARIETY OF CHEESES NOT DATE MARKED TO INDICATE THE PRODUCT'S NAME AND DATE BY WHICH THE FOOD MUST BE SOLD, DISCARDED, OR CONSUMED WITHIN 7 DAYS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER LABELS FOR DATE MARKING AND DISCARD DATE FOR REFRIGERATED, READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS HELD OVER 24HRS PLACED IN ALL COLD-HOLDING UNITS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 23
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PACKAGED FLAN NOT PROPERLY LABELED AND DISPLAYED FOR SALE IN DISPLAY COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL PACKAGED FOOD ITEMS WITH NAME, BUSINESS NAME, ADDRESS, INGREDIENTS. ETC.
  code 37
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DEAD INSECTS ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL DEAD INSECTS FROM BASEMENT FLOOR.
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DAMAGED GASKETS ON DOORS OF 4-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE DAMAGED DOOR GASKETS. OBSERVED INADEQUATE STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVDIE ADEQUATE STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. OBSERVED CONDENSATION LINE DRAINING INSIDE 4-DOOR COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MEAT SPILLS AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS IN BASEMENT.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 17, 2026: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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