El Progreso

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings8
• 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: Inspector Comments: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICY PROCEDURE.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 3Priority
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP POLICY PROCEDURE FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 5Priority
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX. 15 RODENT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR AND WOOD LEDGE AND A DEAD DECAYED RODENT IN ELECTRICAL ROOM AND ON LEDGE OF DISPLAY SHELF NEAR BLEACH.APPX.5-7 LIVE FLIES FLYING AROUND PREMISES.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS & DEAD RODENT,CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 7/13/18.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020A)
  code 38
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA NEXT TO PREP TABLE AND REAR PREP AREA IN BETWEEN HAND SINK AND 3- COMP SINK.
  code 39
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE RUST FROM WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON MILK COOLER DOOR.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM GRINDER,INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE. • Inspector Comments: MUST DEFROST ICE CREAM FREEZER.MUST CLEAN BUILD UP AND ICE FROM ALL REACH IN COOLERS AND FREEZER ON DISPLAY.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN CONCRETE FLOOR IN REAR PREP AREA AND IN BASEMENT PREP AREA MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE,STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES ON SALES FLOOR AND DAMAGED CEILING IN FRONT PREP AREA.MUST PROVIDE A CEILING AND WALLS IN BASEMENT TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE FOR BAGGED ICE PREP AREA. • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOOR IN FRONT BEER WALK IN COOLER , UNDER DISPLAY UNITS ON SALES FLOOR AND BASEMENT.
  code 55
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET FOR EMPLOYEE.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on July 13, 2018: 8 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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