Fruteria El Mercado Of Chicago Inc

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION FROM 9/7/12 REPORT 1174374 NOT CORRECTED: 38- MUST INSTALL A UTILITY (MOP) SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AND A BACKFLOW DEVICE FOR THE DISPOSAL OF WASTE WATER. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090 SERIOUS.
  code 29
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: SOILED CHIP DISPLAY UNITS ON SITE. INSTD TO REPLACE SAME.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOOR ALONG WALLBASE AND IN CORNERS NOT CLEAN, DUST/DEBRIS ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
  code 34
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: NO LIGHT IN WALK-IN COOLER. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME.
  code 36
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: CLUTTER NOTED THRU-OUT REAR. INSTD TO REMOVE ANY UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND ORGANIZE.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 7, 2012: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.