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Dollar General

September 28, 2021 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings1

Failed findings

staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. SUPPLIES MUST INCLUDE ADEQUATE SANITIZER THAT ELIMINATES NOROVIRUS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY AND SUPPLIES TO PROPERLY HANDLE BODILY FLUID SPILLS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: NOTED EVIDENCE OF LIVE RODENTS ON SITE. ALSO OBSERVED OVER 250 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SALES FLOOR, ON SHELVES,ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS, 2 LIVE MICE RUNNING FROM UNDER A SHELF AND 1 LIVE MICE IN THE STOCK ROOM IN THE REAR. 1 LIVE MICE IN THE OFFICE BEHIND THE WALL. 20 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED IN THE OFFICE BETWEEN CLUTTER PAPERS AND BOXES. OBSERVED OVER 500 MICE DROPPINGS IN THE REAR STOCK ROOM ON RACKS, BOXES, ALONG THE WALLS AND THROUGHOUT THE SIDE STORAGE ROOM LOCATED IN THE STOCK ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CALL AN EXTERMINATOR FOR SERVICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREA. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE BOTTOM OF THE REACH-IN COOLERS TO HAVE FOOD DEBRIS AND SPLASH. OBSERVED MOLD ON THE DOORS OF THE 2-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER STORED IN THE REAR STOCK ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE TOLIET ROOMS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS, DUST AND DIRT ON THE FLOORS AND SURFACES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN UNDER ALL SHELVING UNITS, FLOORS IN THE TOLIET ROOMS, BACKROOM, AND OFFICE. INTERIOR OF COOLERS. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER BEHIND FRONT COUNTER, CORNER NEAR THE OFFICE, IN THE OFFICE ON THE FLOOR AND DESK, IN STOCK ROOM, AND IN BACK BREAK ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ORGANIZE ALL AREAS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE • OBSERVED WATER STAINED CEILING TILES ON THE CEILING ABOVE THE COOLERS NEAR THE BACK STOCK ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO THE STAINED CEILING TILES. OBSERVED A HOLES IN THE WALL AND CEILING NEAR AISLE 22 AND BACK STOCK ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 7, 2020: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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