Lao Sze Chuan

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings10
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISE, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 3Priority
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
  Inspector note: FACILITY DOES NOT HAVE A PROCEDURE & KIT FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW WHEN RESPONDING TO DISCHARGE OF VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENTS. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
  code 5Priority
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS SALT & SUGAR OUT OF ORGINAL PACKAGING WITHOUT LABELING OF COMMON NAME, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ITEMS WITH COMMON NAMES AND MAINTAIN.
  code 37
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: IN-USE WIPING CLOTHS ARE NOT STORED PROPERLY. FOUND ON/NEAR HANDWASHING STATIONS. CLOTHS USED TO WIPE SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE HELD IN A PROPER SANITIZER SOLUTION. CLOTHS IN-USE FOR WIPING SURFACES IN CONTACT WITH RAW ANIMAL FOODS SHALL BE KEPT SEPARATE FROM CLOTHS USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
  code 41
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OPBSERVED HEAVY FOOD DEBRIS UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD CART ENCRUSTED WITH FOOD DEBRIS WITH CARDBOARD USED AS A SPLASH GUARD, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD AND CLEAN CART AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THROUGHOUT REAR PREP FOODS DEBRIS IN FLOOR AND WALLS, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HOOD SYSTEM LIGHTS PROTECTIVE SHELDING BROKEN AND MISSING LIGHT BULBS, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO ALLERGIN TRAINING CERTIFICATE, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN & MAINTAIN.
  code 58
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SUMMARY NOT POSTED IN PLAIN VIEW, INSTRUCTED TO POST CURRENT SUMMARY AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-42-010 (B) CITATION ISSUED
  code 61

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Compared with Pass on March 14, 2023: 10 findings appeared for the first time.

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