Farmer's Best Market

June 15, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SOAP AVAILABLE AT HAND WASHING SINKS IN FOOD PREP AND MEAT DEPARTMENT. MUST PROVIDE SOAP AT HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. EMPLOYEE PROVIDED HAND SOAP AT END OF INSPECTION. • OBSERVED IMPROPER WATER TEMPERATURE AT HAND WASHING SINK IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM AT 71F. IMPROPER WATER TEMPERATURE AT HAND SINK IN MEN'S TOILET ROOM READING AT 72F, WATER TEMPERATURE AT HAND SINK IN DELI PREP FOUND AT 64F, AND WATER TEMPERATURE AT HAND SINK IN FRONT MEAT PREP AREA(CORNER) FOUND AT 56F. MINIMUM WATER TEMPERATURE MUST BE AT 100.0F OR ABOVE THROUGH A MIXING VALVE OR COMBINATION FAUCET. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT HAND WASHING SINK AT DELI PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). SEE ABOVE FOR CITATION. EMPLOYEE REPLENSHED PAPER TOWELS.
code 10Priority
Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED CLAMS STORED IN CONTAINER LOCATED IN WALK IN COOLER WITHOUT SHELLSTOCK TAG ATTACHED. SHELLSTOCK tags or labels shall remain attached to the container in which the SHELLSTOCK are received until the container is empty. The date when the last SHELLSTOCK from the container is sold or served shall be recorded on the tag or label. The identity of the source of SHELLSTOCK that are sold or served shall be maintained by retaining SHELLSTOCK tags or labels for 90 calendar days from the date that is recorded on the tag or label. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. CLAMS WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 20 LBS AT A COST OF $250.00. EMPLOYEE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED FOOD.
code 14Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE AT HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE SANITIZING AT 100F. FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE MUST BE BETWEEN 180F-194F. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-025.
code 16
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO DATE MARKING ON PREPARED POTATO SALAD WHICH WAS HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS. ALSO OBSERVED NO DATE MARKING ON PREPARED TUNA SALAD AND MACARRONI SALAD WHICH WAS HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS. refrigerated, READY-TO-EAT, TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD prepared and held in a RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT for more than twenty-four (24) hours shall be clearly marked to indicate the date or day by which the FOOD shall be consumed on the PREMISES, sold, or discarded when held at a temperature of 5ºC (41ºF) or less for a maximum of seven (7) days. The day of preparation shall be counted as Day 1. EMPLOYEE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED FOOD. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 20 LBS AT A COST OF $100.00. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO MALE EMPLOYEES SLICING RAW MEAT WITHOUT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR AN EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT.
code 40
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE TEMPERATURE OF WASH SOLUTION USING HOT WATER TO SANITIZE IN HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE READING AT 110F. WASH SOLUTION TEMPERATURE MUST BE AT 150F OR ABOVE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-025. • OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATORS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 48
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED WATER LEAKING FROM FAN ON CEILING IN MEAT STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE ON FLOORS AROUND FRYERS WHERE CHICKEN ROTISERRIE MACHINES ARE LOCATED. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED HEAVY DUST BUILD UP ON BOTH VENTILATION HOODS IN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 24, 2022: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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