La Providencia Food Mart

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

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Failed findings

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: 3-601.11 OBSERVED NO BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS ON THE PREPACKAGED ITEMS FOR SALE IN THE 3-DOOR COOLER (GUACAMOLE, PICO DE GALLO, RICE). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS ON PREPACKAGED-TO-GO ITEMS THAT ARE FOR SALE.
  code 37
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-501.112 OBSERVED DEAD INSECTS ON AN INSECT TRAP LOCATED ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK BEHIND THE GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SOILED TRAPS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
  code 38
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: 4-603.15 OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE AVAILABLE FOR WASHING, RINSING, AND SANITIZING LARGE EQUIPMENT THAT IS TOO LARGE TO BE SUBMERGED INTO THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN PROCEDURE ON WASHING, RINSING, AND SANITIZING LARGE EQUIPMENT OR REMOVE LARGE EQUIPMENT OR PROVIDE A LARGER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 48
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: 5-203.13 OBSERVED NO UTILITY SINK AVAILABLE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A UTILITY SINK.
  code 51
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLES INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 53

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 29, 2023: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 6 previous findings did not recur.

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