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Fresh Way Market

June 21, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings2

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED HAND-SINK LOCATED IN REAR PREP/DELI AREA WITHOUT HAND CLEANSER DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-030 (c). PLEASE SEE THE BELOW VIOLATION FOR CITATION INFORMATION. • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWEL AVAILABLE AT HANDSINK LOCATED IN REAR PREP/DELI AREA DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-030 (c). CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Food Obtained From Approved Source
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 100LBS OF FROZEN SPARERIBS STORED INSIDE OF FREEZER IN WHITE BOXES IN GROCERY AREA DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. THE INSPECTOR IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF SAID FOOD ITEM IS AN APPROVED SOURCE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF SUPPLIER, INVOICES, BUYER SPECIFICATIONS, ETC. PORK SPARERIBS TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 11Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING COLD TCS FOODS @IMPROPER TEMPERATURES DURING THE TIME OF INSPECTION. THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS... APPROXIMATELY 30 LBS OF PACKAGED LIVER CHEESE AS WELL AS 40 LBS OF BUDDING SLICED DELI MEAT, ALL RANGING BETWEEN 50F-60F. ITEMS WERE STORED INSIDE DISPLAY COOLERS WHERE PREPARED SALADS AND PREPACKAGED POLISH SAUSAGES AND DESSERTS. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ALL COLD TCS FOODS @41F AND BELOW AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. FOOD ITEMS DISCARDED VOLUNTARILY AT THIS TIME. TOTAL COST: $250.
code 22
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 40 LIVE SMALL AND LARGE FLIES FLYING THROUGHOUT REAR DOCK AREA, PRODUCE AREA, REAR PREP/DELI ON EXTERNAL SURFACES OF COOKING/ DISHWASHING EQUIPMENT, STORED COOKWARE SLIDING DOORS OF MEAT AND PREPARED FOOD COOLING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL SAID AREAS. MUST ELIMINATE FLY ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT INCLUDING GARBAGE RECEPTACLES WITH DRIED FOOD SPLATTER IN PRODUCE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SURFACES AND MAINTAIN FREE OF BUILDUP IN ORDER TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE IN SAID AREA.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS UNDERNEATH SHELVING UNITS IN AISLE 11 AND 12 WITH EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF ACCUMULATED TRASH AND PRODUCT ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT DISPLAY SETUPS IN SAID AREA OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 21, 2023: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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