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Jewel Food Store #3176

March 8, 2024 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings14
critical findings3

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING DEVICES AT HAND SINKS WHILE FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND HANDLED IN PRODUCE PREP AREA AND MEAT PROCESSING PREP AREA,STAFF MEN'S TOILET ROOM PAPER TOWELS WERE PROVIDED DURING INSPECTION.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)(CITATION ISSUED)(COS) • OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE IN PRODUCE PREP AREA OBSERVED A CART STORED IN FRONT OF SAID SINK. CART WAS REMOVED DURING INSPECTION. MUST KEEP HAND SINK ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)(CITATION ISSUED)(COS)(CONSOLIDATED VIOLATION)
code 10Priority
Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED 90-DAY SHELLFISH TAGS WITHOUT LAST DATE SOLD OR SERVED OF SHELLFISH (OYSTERS)ON TAG MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 14Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Hands Clean & Properly Washed
Inspector note: OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICIES BY SEVERAL FOOD HANDLERS IN DELI PREP AREA-A FEMALE FOOD HANDLER WASHING DISHES AND THEN STARTED REMOVING ARTICLES FROM PREP TABLES WITHOUT WASHING HANDS.MALE FOOD HANDLER HAD ON PLASTIC GLOVES AND THEN PLACED ON HOT HOLDING GLOVES AND REMOVED CHICKEN FROM FRYER THEN REMOVED THE HOT GLOVES AND STILL HAD ON GLOVES AND HANDLED READY TO EAT CHICKEN WITH THE SAME GLOVES WITHOUT WASHING HANDS.BAKERY PREP AREA-FEMALE FOOD HANDLER HANDLED THE BROOM AND DUST PAN THEN PUT ON PLASTIC GLOVES AND ROLLED A BAERY ROLLING CART INTO OVEN WITHOUT WASHING HANDS.MEAT DEPT PREP AREA-MALE FOOD HANDLER PULLING UP HIS PANTS SEVERAL TIMES AND REMOVING PACKAGED MEATS FROM BOXES WITHOUT WASHING HANDS.MANAGER INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS DURING INSPECTION.MUST WASH HANDS AFTER EVERY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.(COS)(PRIORITY 7-38-010)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 8Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER SANITIZING OF MULTI-USE UTENSILS AT 0.0PPM'S AT FRONT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK IN FISH/MEAT PREP /DISH WASHING AREA. OBSERVED MALE EMPLOYEE WITH A BUCKET OF SOAPY WATER IN MIDDLE COMPARTMENT OF SINK WASHING KNIVES WITH A SCRUBBER IN HAND AND RINSING UNDER RUNNING WATER AND SINK NOT SET-UP TO PROPERLY WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE UTENSILS AT THIS TIME. MANAGER INSTRUCTED EMPLOYEE ON HOW TO SET UP SINK DURING INSPECTION.(PRIORITY 7-38-025)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 16
Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED TOXIC SPRAY BOTTLES OF SANITIZER LAYING DOWN ON PREP TABLES AMONGST FOOD BEING PREPPED AND HANGING ON BACK OF PREP TABLES IN DELI-HOT FOOD PREP AREA. TOXIC ITEMS WERE REMOVED AND PLACED IN PROPER STORAGE AREA FOR CHEMICALS DURING INSPECTION.(COS)(PRIORITY 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 28
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXTERIOR THERMOMETER OF 3- DOOR CHICKEN REACH IN COOLER IN DELI-HOT FOOD PREP AREA MALFUNCTIONING (DISPLAY TEMPERATURE CHANGING CONTINOUSLY) INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN INTERIOR THERMOMETER UNTIL REPAIRED.
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE IN BAKERY & DELI PREP AREAS.
code 37
Gloves Used Properly

Inspector note: OBSERVED INADEQUATE HAND WASHING AND USAGE OF PLASTIC GLOVES WITHOUT PROPER HAND WASHING.
code 46
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR STORAGE IN PRODUCE PREP AREA AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS AND RUST FROM CEILING VENT IN REAR MEAT PREP AREA TO BE EASILY CLEANABLE. • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE OVERHEAD SHELVING UNIT AND LOOSE CAULKING AT HOOD OF VENTILATION UNIT IN DELI PREP AREA.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP IN DELI/HOT FOOD PREP-EXTERIOR OF CHICKEN COOLER,PREP TABLES,LOWER SHELVING UNIT OF HOT HOLDING UNITS,WALK IN COOLER CARTS.BAKERY- INTERIOR & EXTERIOR OF STORAGE CARTS & PREP TABLES,DELIME DISH MACHINE.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY FAUCET AT 1- COMPARTMENT SINK IN DELI PREP AREA & BAKERY- 3- COMP SINK ,SLOW DRAIN AT CUSTOMER'S MEN'S TOILET ROOM HAND SINK.
code 51
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO GARBAGE CAN WITH LID IN STAFF WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM WALLS IN DELI/HOT FOOD PREP AREAS,BAKERY WALK IN COOLER-UPPER WALL,MEAT/FISH DEPT.MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM CEILING TILES AND VENTS IN DELI & BAKERY PREP AREAS. • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING IN MOPSINK AREA,STAINED CEILING TILES ON SALES FLOOR IN PRODUCE AREA & BANANA HOLDING AREA,STAFF WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. • MUST SCRAPE CHIPPING AND PEELING PAINT ON UPPER WALL IN HOT FOOD PREP AREA,MEAT/FISH PILLARS IN FRONT PREP AREA TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN JEWEL/OSCO REAR STORAGE AREAS. • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS AND FOOD BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT ALL PREP AREAS,WALK IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS,SALES FLOOR UNDER DISPLAY SHELVES.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHTS IN DELI & BAKERY WALK IN COOLER & BAKERY & SEAFOOD WALK IN FREEZER. • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD UP AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT IN HOT FOOD PREP.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 9, 2023: 13 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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