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Madison Foods And Fish Market Inc.

May 7, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND CLEANSER AVAILABLE AT HANDSINK LOCATED IN TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES FOR PROPER HANDWASHING. PRIORRITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030 (c). CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES DURING THE TIME OF INSPECTION. THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS... YOGURT, 5 GALLONS SOUR CREAM, 5 LBS ITALIAN BEEF,15 LBS RAW BEEF, 7 LBS CRAB LEGS. ALL FOOD ITEMS TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM 55-71F AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ALL COLD TCS @ 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. ALL ITEMS WERE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED DUE TO THE TIME OF INSPECTION. $250.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED COOLING UNIT ON PREMISE AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED TEMPERATURE @ 69.4 WHILE STORING PACKAGED TCS FOODS (ITALIAN BEEF, MILK, SOUR CREAM, SNOW CRAB LEGS). INSTRUCTED TO REAPIR UNIT TO 41F OR BELOW AS REQUIRED. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION.
code 33
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COOLING UNITS ON SITE TO MONITOR INTERNAL TEMEPRATURE.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 45 LARGE RODENT DROPPINGS INSIDE 3 3-DOOR CABINET UNDERNEATH THE UNUSED BEVERAGE DISPENSER BEHIND THE DISPLAY COOLER. NOTED 12 LARGE DROPPINGS UNDERNEATH FROZEN FOOD COOLING UNITS AND UNDER CHIP RACKS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL SAID DROPPINGS AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE SAID AREAS. MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED 1/4 INCHES GAP UNDERNEATH BOTH REAR AND BASEMENT DOORS LEADERS TO DUMPSTER AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF BOTH SAID DOORS IN ORDER TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED SHELVING UNITS IN ALL REACH-IN COOLERS AS WELL AS DISPLAY COOLER STORING POLISH SAUSAGES, EGGS, AND PRODUCE WITH ACCUMULATED DIRT AND MOLD-LIKE COLORED BUILDUP THROUGHOUT SURFACES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN OR REPLACE. NOTED ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT (BEVERAGE DISPENSER, SLUSHY MACHINE PREP TABLES USED FOR STORAGE IN NEED OF CLEANING. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ALL EQUIPMENT ON THE PREMISES.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED TRASH/DIRT AND FOOD ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT REAR STORAGE UNDER EQUIPMENT IN FRONT GROCERY AND UNDER SHELVING RACKS CONTANING SALE ITEMS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED FLOORS BEHIND DISPLAY COOLER NEAR BEVERAGE DISPENSERS AND PREP SPACE WITH MISSING AND BROKEN TILES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANBLE FLOORS THROUGHOUT.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 24, 2021: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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