Jewel Food Store #3344

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• 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 THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD, (50LBS) GRILLED CHICKEN(PCS) IN HOT HOLDING DISPLAY UNIT AT 116F-136F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD AND MAINTAIN HOT FOODS AT 140F DEGREES OR HIGHER. APPROX. WT. 50LBS, VALUE $83.00. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
  code 3Priority
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: OBSERVED RODENT ACTIVITY, OVER 60 MICE DROPPINGS IN DELI KITCHEN AREA AT FRONT SERVICE COUNTER UNDER HOT HOLDING UNIT, 40 MICE DROPPINGS ON BOTTOM SHELF OF PREP TABLES AND UNDER SHELVING AT CORNERS OF BACK OF SAME AREA AND SCATTERED ON FLOOR. ALSO NOTED 15 MICE DROPPINGS IN CORNER AT REAR DRY STORAGE BEVERAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS CLEAN/SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 18
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST REMOVE HEAVY FOOD PARTICLES IN TRACKS OF SLIDING DOORS AT FRONT BOTTOM UNITS OF CHICKEN HOT HOLDING STATION, DETAIL CLEAN/SANITIZE. CLEAN/SANITIZE BOTTOM SHELVES OF PREP TABLES IN KITCHEN DELI AREA.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN KITCHEN DELI AREA AROUND, BETWEEN AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY COOKING EQUIPMENT OF HEAVY GREASE SPILLS AND DEBRIS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS IN ALL WALK-IN COOLERS/FREEZERS OF FOOD SPILLS AND PAPER DEBRIS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: CLEAN VENTS AT CEILING IN DELI AREA OF DUST BUILD-UP.
  code 35
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND CLUTTER AT DEAD COLD PREP STATIONS USED FOR STORAGE IN FRONT DELI/KITCHEN AREA AND UNDER PREP TABLES OF BAKERY AREA. ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 2, 2018: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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