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Dollar General Store

March 23, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings4
critical findings0

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Failed findings

pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 150-175 MICE DROPPINGS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA: THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE SAID AREA, ESPECIALLY ON THE FLOORS NEAR THE REAR EXIT DOOR UNDER TWO BIG BOXES LABELED HEAD STRONG, ON THE FLOORS AND THE WAREHOUSE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SHELVING UNITS, ON THE FLAT BED CART AND ON THE FLOORS NEAR THE FLAT BED CART LOCATED BY THE STAIRS LEADING DOWNSTAIRS OF THE FACILITY, AND IN BETWEEN THE STORAGE BINS STORED ACROSS FROM THE COLD HOLDING UNITS LOCATED IN THE SAID AREA. THERE WERE ALSO MICE DROPPINGS IN THE SHELVING UNITS AT THE FRONT SERVICE COUNTERS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL MICE DROPPINGS, CLEAN, AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND MAINTAIN. RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED STORAGE BINS AND MERCHANDISE THROUGHOUT THE REAR STORAGE AREA NOT ELEVATED. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE ALL SAID ITEMS IN THE SAID AREA AND MAINTAIN.
code 47
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED. LIDS TO RECEPTACLES NOT TIGHT-FITTING AND THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE OUTDOOR GARBAGE ENCLOSURE WITH A PLETHORA OF BROKEN CARDBOARD BOXES AND 10-18 CARTS FILLED WITH BROKEN DOWN CARDBOARD BOXES. INFORMED THE PERSON IN CHARGE THAT LIDS TO RECEPTACLES SHALL BE CLOSED AND RECYCLABLES SHALL BE STORED IN RECEPTACLES OR WASTE HANDLING UNITS SO THAT THEY ARE INACCESSIBLE TO INSECTS AND RODENTS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL RECYCLABLES AND PROPERLY STORE THEM IN APPROPRIATE RECEPTACLES TO AVOID HARBORAGE FOR PEST AND INSECTS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B), CITATION ISSUED.
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED AN OPENING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOOR NEAR THE COLD HOLDING UNITS IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL SAID HOLE IN THE FLOOR TO ELIMINATE POTENTIAL HARBORAGE POINTS FOR PEST. • OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE EXIT DOOR IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ANY UNNECESSARY ITEMS, ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN SAID AREA.
code 55

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Compared with Pass on May 27, 2021: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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