El Patroncito Taqueria

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeLicense Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
  Inspector note: 2-102.14(N)-NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 3Priority
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
  Inspector note: 2-501.11- NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 5Priority
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: 5-204.12- BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE NOT LOCATED AT THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SO THAT IT CAN BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
  code 51
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: 2-102.13-ALL EMPLOYEES HANDLING FOOD MUST TAKE A FOOD HANDLER TRAINING TO GET A FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. PA 100-0367.
  code 57
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: PA-100-0367- NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 16, 2018: 5 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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