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Geo. Nottoli & Son

February 28, 2014 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings7
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
    Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (FONTANELLA CHEESE AND MARINARA SAUCE) NOT BEING HELD AT PROPER TEMPERATURES. CHEESE WAS FOUND AT 56F DEGREES AND MARINARA WAS BEING HELD AT 64.9F DEGREES. NO TIME AND TEMPERATURE LOGS WERE FOUND ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. DISCARDED AND DENATURED APPROXIMATELY 61 POUNDS OF FOOD VALUED AT $310 AS STATED BY MANAGER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS COLD FOODS MUST BE KEPT AT 40F DEGREES OR BELOW. PROVIDED SPECIALTY FOOD HANDLING INFORMATION FOR ANY FOOD ITEMS WANTING TO BE HELD AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A).
    code 3Priority
  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
    Inspector note: OBSERVED VACUUM PACKAGING EQUIPMENT IN REAR OF FACILITY WITHOUT APPROVED CDPH HAACP PLAN. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 120 POUNDS (VALUED AT $500 AS STATED BY MANAGER) OF COOKED MEATBALLS AND CHEESE VACUUM PACKAGED AND AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN CUSTOMER REACH IN FREEZER WITHOUT ANY PACKAGE DATES VISIBLE. TAGGED VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE AND VACUUM PACKAGED MEATBALLS AND CHEESE PENDING CDPH HAACP PLAN APPROVAL. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A).
    code 16
  • Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
    Inspector note: OBSERVED BULK FOOD ITEMS ON PREMISES NOT PROPERLY LABELED. ADVISED THAT ALL BULK FOOD ITEMS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED AND MAINTAINED.
    code 30
  • Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
    Inspector note: OBSERVED CARDBOARD LINERS BEING USED ON SHELVING RACKS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.
    code 32
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON EXHAUST FAN ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT BUILDUP ON CAN OPENED ATTACHED TO PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.
    code 33
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: OBSERVED HAND SOAP DISPENSER LOCATED ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SO AS TO ENSURE HANDWASHING IS ONLY DONE AT APROPRIATE HANDSINKS.
    code 35
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
    Inspector note: OBSERVED EXPOSED HANDSINK IN FRONT OF FACILITY BETWEEN REACH IN COOLER AND PREP TABLE WITH ONE SPLASHGUARD BETWEEN COOLER AND HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED TO ENSURE THAT BOTH SIDES OF HANDSINK HAVE SPLASHGUARDS AND TO MAINTAIN.
    code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 19, 2013: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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